Saluting every life with a flower each day! Flowers are soul of the planet, blooming to play music with silent notes. Smile at them as they are sweet hearted!! Only the photographs taken by me are uplinked. I lean heavily to http://www.flowersofindia for flower identification and descriptions. Looking forward to valuable comments and suggestions.
This plant is known by many common names, such as Ashanti Blood, Red Flag Bush, Red Mussaenda, Prophet’s Tears, Tropical Dogwood, Virgin Tree, etc. This is a shrub or tree, native to tropical West Africa can reach a height of 30 ft. most ideal as an ornamental plant in parks and public gardens or along roadsides. It flowers non-stop through the year with several flowers borne in branching terminal panicles. Each flower is composed of a small creamish white five-lobed funnel-shaped corolla, with a crimson-red felt center and pubescent beneath, together with a single roundish-ovate and enlarged bright red sepal (bract) measuring 2-5 inches. Mussaenda bracts may be seen in several colors including rose, white, red, pale pink and some mixtures. Attractive to butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and insect pollinators as a nectar plant. This flower i shot on 24th April 2011 while visiting Brindavan Gardens attached to the KRS Dam, Mandya district of Karnataka.
The Asiatic hybrid lilies are from the crossing of a number of species commonly found in Asia. The leaves are often lance like and borne in dense spirals. The flowers are large, colorful and unscented. They are available in bright shades of golden yellow, orange, rose, pink and white. The flowers are so attractive that a simple glance will drag you back more intensively to enjoy its beauty. Often you can see many pollinators buzzing around the flowers. I have a special pull towards these flowers as they are not only vibrant, but conveying something silently... which I fail to convey. This flower was shot on 27th April 2011 while I was on a family trip to sims park, Coonor, Tamil Nadu. The flower is still rekindling the feeling which I had while shooting the picture.
Scientific name: Bidens pilosa Bidens pilosa is a cosmopolitan, annual herb which originates from tropical and Central America. The Spanish Needle, Black Jack, broomstick, broom stuff, cobbler's pegs, devil's needles, is a weak annual that grows up to one meter in height. Its hardiness, explosive reproductive potential, and ability to thrive in almost any environment have enabled it to establish throughout the world. This plant is considered a weed in some tropical habitats. Bidens pilosa is used as a medicinal plant in areas of Africa, Asia, and tropical America. The plant has ornamental value also. In the clothing industry, it is used for dyeing of silk threads. Due to its medicianal value my friend was searching for this plant and later we could find some plants with beautiful flowers in the CSRTI, campus almost a year back. This has pricked me at several occassions while i was going for photo shoots. This photograph i took on 30th November, 2010 on my way to Coonoor, somewhere in the Nilgirihills in the way side, as we stopped for a refreshment.
Scientific name: Verbena hybrida. Verbenas are natives of North and South America. Though these are perennials, but most hybrids are grown as annuals. As many of the hybrid verbenas have a trailing habit, it can be attractive when planted in containers and window boxes. The toothed or cut leaves usually grow opposite each other and reach a length of 1 to 3 inches. They come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. For best results it has to be grown under full sun. The individual flowers are small, but borne in dense, many flowered clusters. Corolla colours range from white, pink, crimson, scarlet, vermilion, purple, blue and yellow and each flower is having a white central eye. This photograph was taken on 26th April 2011 from Sims park, Coonoor, during a family visit.
Scientific name:Quisqalis indica The rangoon creeper, burma creeper or chinese honey suckle is a wonderful vine suitable to trellis and roof top, native to asia. The genus name in latin means what is that? The vine can reaach upto 8 mts. The plant shows profuse growth and climbs up other trees and builldings if guided. The leaves are elliptical with an acuminate tip and a rounded base. The flowers are fragrant and tubular and their colours range from white to pink to red. Mostly flowers throughout the year and are formed at the shoot tips. The pinkish red flowers droop down from the bunch and the buds look upwards. I took this photograph on 24th April 2011 from Brindavan gardens of Kirshnarajasagar dam in Mandya district of Karnataka.
The water lily is the most wonderful plant any home garden can possess. It is grown in samll ponds or even in containers. There are many varieties and shades of water lily grown across the world. During my childhood, school days and college days, I have been seeing this beautiful water angel around me in the village ponds. The one which is shown here is the one with radiating yellow. It lifts us your soul, radiating energy and enthralls you. This photograph is captivating and fills your heart with energy. I took this photograph from the entrance point of my institute, where I work presently, on 31st aug, 2011.
Pansy is one of the most widely cultivated garden plant. Usually the modern viola cultivars are the Viola tricolour hybridized with other viola species. These are cool weather flowers. The flowers are almost heart shaped with overlapping petals and a combination of violet, red and white colours. The striking feature is the face like center markings, which when observed from different angles gives a distinct look and reflects in different moods or thoughts. These big blotches which resemble faces make them one of the favourite flowers of gardeners. This photograph was taken from the Botanical garden, Ooty on 27.04.2011, while on a family trip.
