Common Name: Blood berry, Pigeon berry. Tamil Name: Rakthanelli Blood berry perennial sub-shrub of Southern USA often seen around shady edges of Western Ghats area. The plant is often planted as an ornamental, the main attractions being its bloody colored berries. The simple leaves are arranged in an alternate manner. The stem is mostly green … Read More “Rivina humilis (Phytolaccaceae- Pokeweed family)” »
Common Name: Cat’s claw creeper Cat’s claw creeper is a large creeper of South American origin often planted in Tamilnadu as an ornamental plant. The plant to grow to more than 10 meters and has a woody lenticulate stem. The plant has compound leaf arrangement with 2 leaflets (opposite arrangement); along with the leaflets a … Read More “Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignonaceae-Jacaranda family)” »
Common Name: Cahuato. Cahuato is a shrub of South American origin; often sold in India as an ornamental plant. Several ornamental hybrids have been developed. The leaves are pinnate-generally 3 pairs are seen and the axis ends in a leaf (imparipinnate). The leaves are arranged in an alternative manner and the leaflets are arranged in … Read More “Tecoma Fulva (Bignoniaceae- Jacaranda family)” »
Common Name: Mexican bluebell, Mexican petunia, Desert petunia Mexican bluebell is a sub-shrub native to Mexico and grows to a height of about 2 feet. It is often planted in house gardens and lawns in Coimbatore. The flower comes in attractive colors of Lavender and blue. The leaves are arranged in an opposite manner and … Read More “Ruellia simplex (Acanthaceae- Acanthus family)” »
Common Name: Hardy Amaryllis, St. Joseph’s lily. Hardy amaryllis is one of earliest hybrid ornamental plant developed in Amaryllidaceae. The leaves of the plant are basal and strap like in shape and measure around 45 cm in length. The plant is semi-bulbous and propagated via bulbs. The inflorescence stalk is basal and bears around 4-6 … Read More “Hippeastrum X johnsonii (Amaryllidaceae- Nargis family)” »
