Let us explore nature
Let us explore nature
This plant is native to China, South east China,the Queen’s Crape Myrtle offers many medicinal benefits from its various parts. The bark is used for diarrhoea and abdominal pains, the leaves are used for malarial fever and dried leaves are used for diabetes and urinary problems. Queen’s Crape Myrtle can reach 30-40 metres feet, the […]
Calliandra Surinamese is a low branching evergreen tropical shrub that is named after Suriname,a country in Northern South America. The plant usually has complexly branched multiple trunks and grows to a height of about 5 metres. The leaves close and drop from dusk until morning when they once again reopen. Calliandra Surinamensis is said to […]
Is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico and central America.Its relatives include sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum and zinnia. There are 49 species of dahlia with flowers in almost every hue with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Dahlia are sun lovers,so they will flower best when they receive at least 6 […]
Is a plant native to Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius and other near by islands of the Indian ocean.It is widely grown as an ornamental plant and house plant,valued for its richly coloured, evergreen leaves and thick, irregular stems. The song of India plant grows best in warm conditions and requires four hours of bright, indirect sunlight, […]
It is originally from Mexico and the Caribbean and has beautiful showy orange red flowers,fern like leaves and prickles on its stems and branches. It’s the national flower of Barbados,it may also be known as Barbados flower fence, Barbados pride,dearf poinciana,peacock flower and red bird of paradise. The flowers are claimed to be effective against […]
Is a genus of more than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas,by far the greatest species diversity is in Eastern Asia notably China,Korea and Japan. The best place to plant hydrangea is in a sheltered location with sunny mornings and shady afternoons. Hydrangea is used for urinary tract problems such […]
Is a climbing herb with glossy leaves with twining tips which coil onto near by bushes enabling it to use other plants as support. Its common names include climbing lily,creeping lily,glory lily,gloriosa lily,tiger claw and fire lily. The plant grows from under ground tuber, which is able to survive the dry season,the creeping stems however […]
Is a flowering bunch of tagetes tenuifolia or signet marigold with green leaves. Marigold leaves are finely cut and fern-like, the foliage is a rich dark green and is often strongly scented making them deer resistant. They have attractive yellow, orange or red composite flowers that are solitary on the stems or clustered. The leaves […]
Coleus is a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes succulent, sometimes with a fleshly or tuberous root stock,found in the Afro-Eurasia tropics and subtropics. It is cultivated as ornamental plants which is popular as a garden plant for its brightly colored foliage. Coleus can also be called Spur flower,fly bush,hedgehog flower and […]
