Seabuckthorn Berries. (locally known as ‘Drilbu‘ and ‘Chharma’ in Himachal). Our host Mr.Tandup at Pin Valley insisted on having this tea as soon as we entered his home stay. With reluctance I tasted a sip of it and I was totally an addict from the first sip. It was soothing for the tired limbs after…
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White Shaving Brush Tree
Botanical Name: PSEUDOBOMBAX ELLIPTICUM ‘ALBA Common Name : White Shaving Brush Tree Place : Lalbagh, Bengaluru Date : 21.6.17 PSEUDOBOMBAX ELLIPTICUM ‘ALBA’ As I walked along the lotus pond watching a water hen hop from one leaf to another, I spotted this lone flower at eye level from a small tree with just one brach swaying to…
Fennel
Botanical Name: Foeniculum vulgare Common Name : Fennel Place : Home Garden, Jayanagar Date : 17.6.17 Home Garden, Jayanagar 1 st block
Indian Mustard
These are the beauties which made us tolerate SRK and Kajol in DDLJ. The iconic fields of Punjab – "Mustard". Do you guys know the maximum production of mustard in India is from ? Don’t google it up . ;-) Botanical name: Brassica juncea Comman Name : Indian Mustard Family : Brassicaceae) Location : Punjab Date…
Elephant Apple Flower
Dillenia indica, commonly known as is a species of Dillenia native to southeastern Asia, from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southwestern Cåhina (Yunnan) and Vietnam, and south through Thailand to Malaysia and Indonesia. Botanical Name : Dillenia indica Common Name : elephant apple or chulta, Location : Lalbagh Date : 8.8.18 It is…
Pride of Burma
Botanical Name : Amherstia nobilis Common Name : Pride of Burma Location : Nursery Siddahapura road Date : 21.3.19 Pride of Burma is a tropical tree with exceptionally beautiful flowers. It is also known as the Orchid Tree, a name otherwise reserved for members of the genus Bauhinia. The extravagant flowers are seen hanging from…
Banana flower
Botanical Name: musa velutina Common Name : hairy banana or pink banana Family : Musaceae Place : Lalbagh, Jayanagar Date : 17.6.18 There are always flowers for those who want to see them – Henri Matisse I have been watching this flower almost for a week now. The first shoot of the flower was in a beautiful pink,…
Mughal-E-Azam and Punica granatum
Friday night with the Mughals and Madhubala ?. Mughal-E-Azam poster Insaan kisee se duniyaan me Yek baar mohabbat karataa hai Is dard ko lekar jiitaa hai Is dard ko lekar marataa hai…… Those words …. they defined my life to come since I first heard them when I was just twelve. Ahem ! not trying…
Burmese Pink Cassia
Botanical Name : Cassia renigera Common Name : Burmese Pink Cassia Location : Jayanagar 1 st block Date : 12.4.19
The Rain Tree
Botanical Name: Samanea saman Common Name : Rain Tree Place : Lalbagh, Bengaluru Date : 1.7.17 Samanea saman is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Central and South America. Saman is a wide-canopied tree with a large symmetrical umbrella-shaped crown. It usually reaches a height of 15–25 m (49–82 ft)…
Naturally Hema 