Common Name: Bleeding heart Bleeding heart is an ornamental climber which can grow to around 3 meters. The plant is an ornamental hybrid and is much sort after in Tamilnadu for its crimson flower and purple colored persistent calyx. The stems are square in shape and young shoots are dark purple in color. The simple … Read More “Clerodendrum X speciosum (Verbenaceae- Verbena family)” »
Common Name: Bharangee, Blue fountain bush. Tamil Name: Sirutekku, Bharangee Bharangee is a shrub sized plant much valued for its medicinal properties. Occasionally seen on rocky slopes of Nilgiri Ghat road, but a rare plant to encounter. It is much more common in Western Ghat areas of Maharashtra. The plant grows to a height of … Read More “Rotheca serrata (Lamiaceae- Mint family)” »
Common name: Indian weed, St. Paul’s wort. Tamil Name: Katampam Indian weed is a sub-shrub that grows to a height of about 1 meter. The plant has presence in large parts of Asia and Africa. It is present in all hill areas towns of Western ghats in Tamilnadu-found generally between 900 MSL to around 1800 … Read More “Sigesbeckia orientalis (Asteraceae- Sunflower family)” »
Common name: Beggarticks, Spanish needle, Hitchhikers. Tamil Name: Mukkuthi Beggarticks is a annual native to America and grows to a height of about 1 meter. Some plants are very small and still manage to flower profusely. The stem is square shaped in cross section. The leaves have a dentate margin, deeply lobed and have a … Read More “Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae- Sunflower family)” »
B intermedium is a sub-shrub native to India and Sri Lanka, it grows to height of about 1 feet. The plant has a woody base, the stem of the plant is greenish-rusty in color; the entire plant is covered with white hairs. The plant is occasionally near shola forest areas in Nilgiri district of Tamilnadu. … Read More “Biophytum intermedium (Oxalidacae- Wood sorrel family)” »
