Gulmohar also known as Royal Poinciana is a tree native to Madagascar that has been naturalized in India. -The flowers are a vibrant red and bloom over the summers. It is a deciduous tree in dry climates but otherwise it’s evergreen. -The tree is widely planted as a roadside tree and is greatly used for … Read more
Agati (Vegetable Hummingbird) also known as Hadga in Marathi is a quick growing tree belonging to the pea family. -It is native to Southeast Asia and parts of Australia. It is an evergreen, nitrogen-fixing tree. -The flower color ranges from white to pink. The flowers and leaves are commonly eaten. It is a larval host … Read more
Kanchan vel also known as Maloo Creeper is the largest climber found in India. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent -It grows at a rapid rate. Climbing to the top of the trees and even bringing them down by their weight. -It bears white flowers that turn yellow when old and are mildly fragrant. … Read more
✅Pride of India or Jarul/Tamhan in Marathi is the State flower of Maharashtra. ✅It is native to South Asia and is a medium-sized deciduous tree. ✅A Postal stamp worth 1 rupee was issued in 1993 to celebrate this flower. ✅The tree is used as Folk medicine in the Philippines for treating various ailments like diabetes … Read more
✅Sita Ashok or True Ashok translates to A-Shoka meaning ‘Without grief’. It finds references in the Epic Ramayan hence the name Sita Ashok. ✅It is an evergreen, small-sized tree native to India, Burma, and Malaya. The flowers are a beautiful bright red and orange with a sweet fragrance to them. ✅The tree is becoming rarer … Read more
✅Also known as Rose Allamanda, its flowers resemble both Oleander and Allamanda flowers hence the common names. ✅It is a woody vine native to West Africa. Widely grown in the tropics for ornamental purposes ✅It is used as folk medicine in Africa to treat snakebites and as a cardiac stimulant. The plant is also used … Read more
✅Garlic pear known as Varun in Marathi is a medium-sized deciduous tree found throughout India. It is especially found along riverbanks. ✅Varun flower buds are green in color and they are not closed as other flower buds. One might confuse them for flowers but they are buds. ✅The Varun tree is an Ayurvedic medicinal tree. … Read more