Gardening

Scarlet Morning Glory

Another common came of Scarlet Morning Glory is Scarlet Creeper, Red star, Mexican Morning Glory. It is known as Hale…

Dianthus

Dianthus is also known as China Pink, Indian Pink, Chinese pink, Rainbow Pink. The botanical name is Dianthus chinensis and…

Neelakurinji

I missed seeing Neelakurinji in bloom in 2006 and vowed to travel to the land of Neelakurinji flowers in 2018…

Indian Coleus

Other common names of Indian Coleus are Makandi, Patharchur, Pashan Bhedi in Hindi, Mainmula and Karmelo in Marathi. Botanical name…

Hydrangea

Botanical name of Hydrangea is Hydrangea macrophylla and belongs to Hydrangeaceae family. Hydrangea is a native of Japan and Korea.…

Clustered Summer Gentian

I was surprised and delighted when I spotted Clustered Summer Gentian in Wenlock Downs, Ooty. Surprised because I had read…

Purple Wreath

Other common names are Queen's Wreath, Sandpaper Vine. Botanical name is Petrea volubilis and belongs to Verbenaceae (Verbena) family.

Alstroemeria

Other common names of Alstroemeria are Peruvian Lily, Lily-of-the-Incas, Parrot lily, and Parrot flower.

Iruvanthige – Arabian Jasmine Plant – Madan Mogra Plant

Called Iruvanthige in Kannada it is also known as Arabian Jasmine in English and Madan Mogra in Hindi. The botanical…

Potato Tree

Another common name for potato tree is Giant Star Potato Tree. The botanical name is Solanum macranthum and belongs to…

Dandelion

The other common names of Dandelion are blowball, cankerwort, doon-head-clock, witch's gowan, milk witch, lion's-tooth, yellow-gowan, Irish daisy.

Indian Coral Tree

Indian Coral Tree grows wild across India. Other common names are Lenten tree, Sunshine tree, and Tiger claw. They also…

Pansy

Pansy flowers look as though a face is painted in different hues. Botanical name is Viola x wittrockiana and belongs…

Yellow Dots

Other common names of Yellow dots are Creeping Daisy and Wedelia. Botanical name is Sphagneticola trilobata

Sunflower

I remember walking inside the Sunflower fields of my uncles in North Karnataka. The flower heads would be above my…

Fuchsia

Fuchsia has always fascinated me as I could see them only in hill stations in India. But, when I got…

African Daisy

Other common names of African Daisy are Rain Daisy, Weather Prophet, Cape Marigold and is native of Namibia.

Mast Tree

Mast tree is popularly known as Ashoka tree in India and is planted as roadside and garden tree in almost…

Crested Floating Heart

Yes, Crested Floated Heart flowers are aquatic floating herb and dot almost in all ponds and lakes in India. It…

Fiddlewood Tree

If not for mom, I wouldn’t have noticed the Fiddlewood Tree standing tall in Rajarajeshwari temple in Yercaud.