Tulips
One of my favorite flowers, the tulip comes in so many colors and varieties. Keukenhof Botanical Garden is world-famous for…
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Giant milkweed
This plant grows wild on the street sides of Madras (Chennai). I’ve known it from childhood by its Tamil name,…
Gloriosa
A striking delicate flower that I first saw on hikes in the Sahyadri hills near Pune. Apparently all parts of…
Cannonball flowering tree
Large deciduous tree with beautiful, fragrant flowers and large, stinky fruits! Flowers bloom and die within a day, but a…
Jacaranda
Though originating from South America, Jacaranda trees are common in India where I’ve admired them from childhood. Now learnt that…
Kobus Magnolia
Magnolia in general are large attractive flowers, and come in white, pink, and some gradient shades in between.This set of…
Bleeding-hearts
Asian bleeding-hearts are beautiful flowers usually in pink, but also found other variants (white, yellow…). Categories