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.
The beautiful Laurel clock vine or Blue trumpet vine is native to India. Flowers are borne on pendulous inflorescences. It flowers throughout the year and is a popular ornamental plant. It opens in the morning and gets aborted in the same evening. The creeper has fascinated me since so long, because whenever I visited any popular park or garden, it was there to smile at me. This flower was shot in the afternoon of 3rd Dec. 2010 at Coonoor.
A beautiful garden flower found in North Africa, North India and Himalayas. Has got many medicinal values. Used in the treatment of toothache and the roots are used in the treatment of paralysis and epilepsy. I have seen this flower flourishing in many gardens and this particular photograph was taken in Coonoor on 3rd Dec. 2010 as it was smiling at me on a flower bed.
Its Onam time. Traditionally Onam is incomplete, without floral arrangement in front of Malayalee houses for 10 days from Atham to Thiru Onam day. This year it started yesterday. Invariably the milky white simple leucas flowers are part of the floral arrangement. This plant is distributed throughout India and traditionally used as a medicinal plant. This flower invokes a lot of childhood memories to me, as it has been around me and called my attention as we used this plant juice for any small injury to skin to stop bleeding. However, this plant is plentiful in Mysore and i shot this plant near my house on 24th July 2011.
The scarlet clock vine is unusual in shape. The red flower stalk hang down from its vine. Native to India, Burma and Malaya. In cooler climate the flower is more reddish. A wonderful climber suitable for fences and arches. This beautiful flower stalk was touching my shoulders while moving along an arch, to call my attention. I took this snap in the afternoon of Dec. 3, 2010 in Coonoor.
The cup of gold vine is endemic to Mexico and Central America. The thick and heavy vines crawl and profusely spread over anything with ever shining leaves. It bears very large spectacular bell shaped flowers resembling a cup! I was mesmerized on seeing this flower while attending a conference in Coonoor. It tempted me to go out of the conference hall, as the conference preparations were on. Without bothering the shower and cold wind i was just watching the large flowers and big buds with great amusement. Then many flocked around the tree, to be snapped along the flowers, in the morning of Dece. 2, 2010.
This soldier's friend is native to Northern hemisphere and spread to Europe, Asia and Africa. In Greek mythology, Achilles used this plant to treat the wounds of his warriors. The leaves have the ability to stop bleeding. The tea made of this plant is beneficial for colds and fevers, as it enhances sweating of the body. The flower comes in many beautiful shades and colours. Hundreds of flowers together in the flower stalk gives the apearance of a colourful umbrella, a treat indeed to enjoy. I took this photo on 30th Nov. 2011 at Sims Park, Coonoor.
The Peruvian lily is native to Chile and Brazil. The plant spread across the world due to its garden value. Many hybrids of this species are cultivated in India also. In the hill stations, it flowers very profusely. The inner tepels are distinctively striped, which to me appears as tiger stripes! I photographed the beauty on 30th Nov. 2010 during my trip to Coonoor at Sims Park.
