Baby Sun Rose is also known as Ice Plant, Heartleaf Iceplant, and Dew Plant . Botanical name is Aptenia cordifolia and belongs to family Aizoaceae (ice plant family).
Baby Sun Rose is popular as a hanging plant. It is perennial and also good for ground cover. The leaves are dark green, thick and fleshy. The small flowers are pink and opens when there is sunlight and closes in the evening to open up again when the sun rises the next day.
The plant can be propagated by cuttings.
Pretty purple flowers with bright yellow center peeking from a green bush makes a pretty…
Other common names of Red Ixora are Ixora, Jungle Geranium, Flame of the woods, Sacred…
The other common name of Lantana is Shrub Verbena. It is known as Kasooti hoo,…
Beach Spider Lily is a very easy to grow plant. Botanical name is Hymenocallis littoralis…
The other common names of Kaffir lily are Bush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily,…
The other common name of Bird-of-Paradise is Crane flower, and the botanical name is Strelitzia…
Another common name of Hanging Heliconia is Lobster claw and Parrot flower. The botanical name…
The other common name is Lily of the Nile. Botanical name is Agapanthus africanus and…
Begonia is a perennial flowering succulent herbal plant and belongs to Begoniaceae family. There are…
Orange Jasmine, Orange jessamine, Chinese box, Mock orange, Mock lime, Satinwood or Lakeview Jasmine are…
The first time I touched an Everlasting flower in Ooty few decades back, I was…
Dianthus is also known as China Pink, Indian Pink, Chinese pink, Rainbow Pink. The botanical…
Botanical name of Hydrangea is Hydrangea macrophylla and belongs to Hydrangeaceae family. Hydrangea is a…
I remember admiring Chinese Glory Bower plants in bloom in Kudli Mutt in Mysore even…
Called Iruvanthige in Kannada it is also known as Arabian Jasmine in English and Madan…
Other common names of Indian Coleus are Makandi, Patharchur, Pashan Bhedi in Hindi, Mainmula and…
In Kannada it is known as Betta Tavare and Neladavare. Other common names are Chinese…
Also known as Manchpatre in Kannada, Yomogi in Japanese, and Tite Pati in Hindi, Machi…
The fragrant Maruga (Kannada) bunches sells fast in South Karnataka markets during the Hindu month…
Davana is an aromatic herb sold, tied as bunches by the flower sellers. Davana and…
