Turmeric Got a turmeric plant as a birthday present a couple of years ago. It needs to be an indoor plant… Continue reading “Turmeric”…
East Indian Arrowroot Looks very much like turmeric (Curcuma Longa), but found via Google Lens that this pic is of a different species… Continue reading “East Indian Arrowroot”…
Red Silk-Cotton Saw it first in Lalbagh in Bangalore. This majestic tree has beautiful red flowers and attractive bark. It sheds its… Continue reading “Red Silk-Cotton”…
Giant milkweed This plant grows wild on the street sides of Madras (Chennai). I’ve known it from childhood by its Tamil name,… Continue reading “Giant milkweed”…
Cannonball flowering tree Large deciduous tree with beautiful, fragrant flowers and large, stinky fruits! Flowers bloom and die within a day, but a… Continue reading “Cannonball flowering tree”…
Pink Crabapple Small deciduous tree with brilliant pink cup-like flowers in the spring, orange-red leaves in the fall, and bright red berries… Continue reading “Pink Crabapple”…