Davana – Artemisia pallens – Indian Wormwood
Davana is an aromatic herb sold, tied as bunches by the flower sellers. Davana and Maruga / Majorma bunches sell…
11 years ago
Gardening
Oleander – Kanagale
I am really amazed about my childhood memories revolving around plants and trees! I remember plucking two leaves of Kanagale…
11 years ago
Hollyhocks
Botanical name of Hollyhock is Alcea rosea or Alcea setosa and they belong to Malvaceae (mallow) family. There are hardly…
11 years ago
Powder Puff Plant
Plant Summary: The botanical name of Powder Puff Plant is Calliandra haematocephala belonging to the family Fabaceae. Powder puff plant…
11 years ago
Deodar Tree
Deodar tree is also known as Himalayan Cedar and Devadar in Hindi. The botanical name is Cedrus deodara and belongs…
11 years ago
Four O Clock Flowers – Sanje Mallige
Sanje” means evening in Kannada and “Mallige” means Jasmine. Since the flowers bloom at around four in the evenings and…
11 years ago
Paper Chase Tree
As you whiz into the Western Ghats, you must have observed greenery all around and intermittently you would have observed…
11 years ago
Balsam
Balsam belongs to family Balsaminaceae. There are 850 species of this plant. They are annuals found in tropical and temperate…
12 years ago
Orchid Phalaenopsis
People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such…
12 years ago
Peepal Tree
Botanical name of Peepal Tree is Ficus religiosa and belongs to the Moraceae. Peepal tree is native of South East Asia.…
12 years ago
Datura
The botanical name of Datura is Datura innoxia and belongs to the family Solanaceae. The other common names are Horn…
12 years ago
Orchid Pholidota Imbricata
I spotted this orchid in Kavadi Kere and research led me to the name Orchid Pholidota Imbricata. I collected two bulbs…
12 years ago
Pagoda Flower
Pagoda flower has a beautiful Tamil name Krishna Kireedam meaning the crown of Lord Krishna. The name is very apt…
12 years ago
Crocodile Bark Tree
Plant Summary: The state tree of Goa is Crocodile Bark Tree belonging to family Combretaceae*. Botanical name of the tree…
12 years ago
Bakula Tree
I remember collecting the fallen Bakula flowers with the scent intact and stringing it together into a garland. The tree…
12 years ago
Phlox
Plant Summary: Phlox are one of the most preferred flowers to plant in pots and beds. The botanical name is…
12 years ago
Pink Tabebuia Impetiginosa – Pink Turmpet Tree
Namma garden city Bengaluru is fast becoming a city of cement and glass buildings, but come January, the Pink Tabebuia…
12 years ago
Oxalis
This edible weed / herb belong to the wood-sorrel family Oxalidaceae. Oxalis grows all around the world except in the…
12 years ago
Rain Tree – Albizia Saman
My friends and I used to collect the fruit of this tree known as Bagekayi in Kannada and grind it…
12 years ago