Charming Flowers

Excellent for rockery & covering wasteland, plant loves poor soil. Nasturtium is an annual that you can grow for pretty foliage and pretty flowers, but it can also be eaten. Suitable for hanging baskets also. Flowers are yellow, orange, maroon, scarlet. The peppery-tasting leaves are sometimes used in salads. The brilliant yellow, orange, or red flowers are funnel-shaped and have a…

These bright blossoming flowers are a favorite of many gardeners. Once established these plants can bloom for many years and will continue to grace your garden with bright and beautiful colors. Begonias have succulent stems; shiny, rounded, green or reddish-brown leaves and grow in a mounded habit. They bloom with 1-1/2-inch single or double flowers in shades of red, pink, or…

These flowers are found in abundance around any Indian city. You can find different pastel colored flowers blooming in the trees. The petals are almost translucent enough to look like paper. This attractive flowering vine has many uses in the garden and container grown bougainvillea can be achieved as well in areas with little space. The flower of the bougainvillea…

When growing bachelor buttons, take advantage of their indoor uses as cut or dried flowers. Once the flower is cut, it offers a long-lasting display in cut flower arrangements. This specimen was often worn in lapels of the courting gentleman of days past, hence the common name bachelor button. It’s a vigorous plant commonly found growing among the grain crops in…

Acacias are graceful trees that grow in warm climates such as Hawaii, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. The foliage is typically bright green or bluish green and the small blooms may be creamy white, pale yellow, or bright yellow. Acacia may be evergreen or deciduous. Most acacia tree types are fast growers, but they usually live only 20 to…

A popular ‘everlasting’ flower, easy to grow, produces a mass of small globular flowers. Typical colour is purple. Others include orange, pink & off white. Gomphrena is a cheery little clover look-alike that for centuries has graced classic cutting gardens. American gardeners have relied on its pleasing bachelor button flowers since the early 1700s. With pink, purple, or white gumball flowers, globe amaranth has…

Donkey's tail (also commonly known as burro's tail or lamb's tail) is a popular and easy-to-grow succulent with rows of fleshy, tear-drop shaped leaves. Sedum morganianum is one of the most beautiful succulent plants that add an exotic touch to the place where it is present. The succulent is most often called by the name donkey tail it is characterized by the…

Frosty ferns are very misunderstood plants, both in name and care requirements. They frequently pop up in stores and nurseries around the holidays (probably due to their wintery name) but many buyers see them fail and die soon after they come home. When growing frosty fern plants is that they need at least 70 percent humidity. This is much higher…

European fan palms are frequently used to add tropical flair to temperate landscapes. They also grow well as houseplants, adapting easily to indoor conditions. These palms can grow both as a shrub with multiple trunks or as a small tree with a single trunk. The light blue-green to silver-green, fan-shaped fronds stretch roughly 2 feet long and wide and feature…

These are great indoor plants, apt for office spaces as well as households. Their green and white bold prints on leaves have earned it the nick name of cathedral plant, peacock plant, zebra plant and rattlesnake plant. Calathea ornata, or the pinstripe houseplant, is a striking plant with beautifully veined leaves that can make a striking statement in your home.…

Peace lily is a natural for filling a corner, including those with part sun as well as dark spots. Tuck it into a simple container to let glossy leaves and stately flowers steal the spotlight. A beloved houseplant, peace lilies are renowned for their easy care. All of us crave to live a life filled with peace and contentment. Peace Lilly…

Prayer plants make an amazing addition to your collection of indoor houseplants. They have dark green leaves with light green/white and red strip running down its spine. This plant gets its unique name because of the unique nature of its leaves. They fold in an upright position at night, resembling that of folding hands in prayer. The Red Prayer Plant…