Common Name: Fire bush, Humming bird bush Fire bush is planted as an ornamental in parks and house gardens in Tamilnadu. This evergreen plant grows to a height of about 2 meters and is a native of Tropical America. The young branches of the plant are greenish in color with patches of red. The leaf … Read More “Hamelia patens (Rubiaceae- Coffee family)” »
Common Name: Yellow alder, Yellow buttercup. Yellow alder is a shrub that grows to around 3 feet in height and a native of Tropical America. It is planted in India as an ornamental plant. The flower opens during the morning time and closes off by mid-afternoon. The young branches are greenish in color and pubescent … Read More “Turnea ulmifolia (Passifloraceae- Passion flower family)” »
Common Name: Port St. John’s creeper, Pink trumpet vine. Pink trumpet vine is a woody creeper and a native of South Africa. Although a creeper it produces no tendrils: often pruned and shaped as a hedge-cum-ornamental plant in Tamilnadu. It produces bell shaped pink colored flowers which are attractive. Pink trumpet vine is often planted … Read More “Podranea ricasoliana (Bignoniaceae-Jacaranda family)” »
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)” »
