Golden Duranta

Botanical Name:
Duranta

Scientific Classification:
Order: Lamiales
Family: Verbenaceae
Genus: Duranta

Common Name:
Golden Duranta

Ixora Pavetta

Botanical Name:
Ixora Pavetta


Scientific Classification:
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ixora


Common Name:
Ixora / Ixora Pavetta


Plant Description:

The Ixora Pavetta is a native plant of India. Legend has it that it was the Portuguese who loved this plant so much in Goa that they took it back home and to many of their former colonies. Westerners call the Ixora Pavetta Plant as West Indian Jasmine. This Plant is seen mostly in the states of Maharashtra and Goa. The plant is grown for decorative purposes in gardens, parks, green road circles, entrances of zoos, forests etc.

The Ixora Pavetta Plant can be easily spotted. They have big leaves and its flowers bloom in a bunch. From far, the flowers look like African Marigolds. However, due to the distinguishing features of a Marigold foliage and an Ixora Pavetta foliage one can spot these plants very easily. Furthermore, from a near perspective, each flower of Ixora Pavetta looks orange star-shaped.

Ixora Pavetta's are good plants to grow especially if you are looking to cover up a large part of your garden. They bloom throughout the year. Maintenance is almost nil, although they do need regular watering. The best part of this plant is that you don't need to change the mud even if it looks of poor quality.

It is important to trim an Ixora Pavetta Plant. This will help the Plant in reproducing flowers quickly. In addition to this, it becomes imperative to trim the Plant especially when growing it on a flower pot kept on a window grill. The above image displays so.

Ixora Pavetta's bloom throughout the year. The best time to expect an abundant bloom is during the months from March to June. Each bunch of flowers can last for little over a month. The flowers give a pleasant and sweet-scented smell.

Due to the above arguments, the Ixora Pavetta Plant is starting to move from a popular forest plant to a garden plant.

China Rose

Botanical Name:
Rosa chinensis

Scientific Classification: 
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa

Common Name:
China Rose

Local Name (Hindi Name) :
Gulab

Plant Description:

The China Rose Plant is known for its small roses. The China Rose Plant is also called as Rosa chinensis. In India, it is popularly known as by its hindi name, 'Gulab'. The Rosa chinensis can be grown by cutting a stock of an existing rosa chinensis plant and planting it in an empty pot containing porous soil. It will take five-eight weeks for the roots of a rosa chinensis plant to form. Once, the new folage of a rosa chinensis plant appears, then it is a direct indication that the roots of the rosa chinensis plant has been formed. In two to three weeks time the rosa chinensis flowers will start to appear.

State Trees of India

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Common Name: Andaman Padauk

Scientific Name: Pterocarpus dalbergioides

Andhra Pradesh

Common Name: Neem

Scientific Name: Azadirachta indica

Local Name: Neem

Arunachal Pradesh

Common Name: Hollong

Scientific Name: Dipterocarpus macrocarpus

Assam

Common Name: Hollong

Scientific Name: Dipterocarpus macrocarpus

Bihar

Common Name: Peepal

Scientific Name: Ficus religiosa

Local Name: Peepal

Chhattishgarh

Common Name: Sal

Scientific Name: Shorea robusta

Local Name: Sal

Goa

Common Name: Indian Laurel

Scientific Name: Litsea glutinosa

Local Name: Chandna

Haryana

Common Name: Peepal

Scientific Name: Ficus religiosa

Local Name: Peepal

Himachal Pradesh

Common Name: Devdar

Scientific Name: Cedrus deodara

Local Name: Deodar

Jammu & Kashmir

Common Name: Chinar

Scientific Name: Platanus orientalis

Local Name: Chinar

Jharkhand

Common Name: Sal

Scientific Name: Shorea robusta

Local Name: Sal

Karnataka

Common Name: Sandalwood
Scientific Name: Santalum album
Local Name: Chandan


Kerala

Common Name: Coconut
Scientific Name: Cocos nucifera
Local Name: Nariyal

Lakshadweep

Common Name: Breadfruit
Scientific Name: Artocarpus altilis
Local Name: Chakka


Maharashtra

Common Name: Mango
Scientific Name: Mangifera indica
Local Name: Aam


Manipur

Common Name: Ooningthou
Scientific Name: Phoebe hainesiana


Meghalaya

Common Name: Gamhar

Scientific Name: Gmelina arborea

Local Name: Gamhar

Mizoram

Common Name: Indian rose chestnut
Scientific Name: Mesua ferrea
Local Name: Nag Kesar


Nagaland

Common Name: Alder

Scientific Name: Alnus nepalensis

Orissa

Common Name: Peepal

Scientific Name: Ficus religiosa

Local Name: Peepal

Punjab

Common Name: Indian rosewood

Scientific Name: Dalbergia sissoo

Local Name: Sheesham

Rajasthan

Common Name: Jhand
Scientific Name: Prosopis cineraria
Local Name: Khejri


Sikkim

Common Name: Rhododendron
Scientific Name: Rhododendron arboreum
Local Name: Burans


Tamil Nadu

Common Name: Palmyra palm
Scientific Name: Borassus flabellifer
Local Name: Taad


Tripura

Common Name: Agar
Scientific Name: Aquilaria agallocha


Uttar Pradesh

Common Name: Ashoka
Scientific Name: Saraca indica
Local Name: Ashok


Uttaranchal

Common Name: Rhododendron

Scientific Name: Rhododendron arboreum

Local Name: Burans

West Bengal

Common Name: Devil Tree

Scientific Name: Alstonia scholaris

Local Name: Saptaparni

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State Flowers of India

REFERENCES

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Data:

http://www.bhopalbirds.com/page/state-trees#.UgYkadKTS8B

Images:

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

http://www.guitarbench.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/andaman-padauk.jpg

Andhra Pradesh

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Azadirachta_indica_flowers.jpg

Arunachal Pradesh

http://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/userpics/40559/normal_Dipterocarpus_alatus1.jpg

Assam

http://tinsukia.gov.in/images/ddma.gif

Bihar

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Starr_050516-1218_Ficus_religiosa.jpg

Chhattishgarh

http://greencleanguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Shorea-robusta-Full-grown-tree.jpg

Goa

http://www.oocities.org/wessaaliens/images/laurel3.jpg

Haryana

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Ficus_religiosa_02_by_Line1.JPG

Himachal Pradesh

http://www.pfaf.org/Admin/PlantImages/CedrusDeodara.jpg

Jammu & Kashmir

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Fruits_of_Platanus_orientalis.jpg

Jharkhand

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5022483933_1f69b2e955.jpg

Karnataka

http://opendata.keystone-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Santalum-album-2.jpg

Kerala

http://m.rgbimg.com/cache1nIFd9/users/k/kr/krayker/600/miAoH6o.jpg

Lakshadweep

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Artocarpus_altilis.jpg

Maharashtra

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzUioq8uFECKZ7rcJEJz_v04ABbSz67TiQLx5vbNI3tHP3ILGPHDfRknPIa4Ej10hWwTo4zK6AwxQi3Ywu0_5KcvaKyY7yxdfiVafBTRXlsvG2MfPbdDdUmUdHimm8pr7cZwGvD1l9S1Y/s320/mangos_on_tree.jpg

Manipur

http://charanik.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/on-way_21.jpg

Meghalaya

http://www.forestryimages.org/images/768x512/1437204.jpg

Mizoram

http://nagkesar.com/img/nagkesar.jpg

Nagaland

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120604231052/pottermore/images/6/67/Alder.gif

Orissa

http://www.outreachecology.com/landmark/LTI_pix/LTI_SinglePho_640/d062_LTI_SinglePho_640.jpg

Punjab

http://www.seedshelf.com/images/yhst-13621674513170_2021_3366418.jpg

Rajasthan

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-m7AtGC6ULn4/UbzyDWDyvdI/AAAAAAAAFXY/KxTt1fhF7d4/w741-h737-no/Prosopis_caldenia.jpg

Sikkim

http://www.indiatravelpal.com/States/North%20East%20India/Sikkim/Images/Varsey%20or%20Barsey%20rhododendron%20sanctuary.jpg

Tamil Nadu

http://www.indianaturewatch.net/images/album/photo/9793840404fcb90fbb10bd.jpg

Tripura

http://www.indianagarwood.com/uploads/newindianagarwood/planting%20method.JPG

Uttar Pradesh

http://barbarapijan.com/bpa/Nakshatra/Chandra_27Nakshatra/20Purvashadha_tree_saraca_asoca.jpg

Uttaranchal

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2EybzZAgY5niGWc2QQl_E4Kd424CkaFYNDiFlMBnMfsBXsZfLPVlYnX7rCrQEJwPnujsnDvQpIf5h4f5GQbR8Yb1PXzMir3ub1NzmmHdK30kaHTZzbffuvVh-fBbkeyO0VW1fkheHE0/s640/65615_251753601629988_809450563_n.jpg

West Bengal

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4145/5191743834_a37522dd07_z.jpg

White & Pink Rose (Ornella Muti)

White & Pink Rose

or

Ornella Muti

Source: http://s623.photobucket.com/user/godzillavsdracula/media/FlashGordonOrnellaMuti.jpg.html

In 1989, Vittorio Barni, a rose breeder wrote a book titled 'Sublime Rosa'. In it, he calls any pink and white rose with a good fragant by the name 'Ornella Muti' [HelpMeFind, 2013]. Ornella Muti is the name of an Italian actress. In 1994, Muti was voted  as "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" by a worldwide poll of readers of the magazine Class [Wikipedia, 2013].

More images:

REFERENCES

HelpMeFind (2013): 'The March Rose Almanac' < http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/ezine.php?publicationID=305&js=0 > (last viewed on 31st July 2013)

Wikipedia (2013): 'Ornella Muti' < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornella_Muti > (last viewed on 31st July 2013)

Croton Live Wire Hybrids

Botanical Name:
Codiaeum variegatum warrenii

Scientific Classification:
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton

Common Name:
Croton Live Wire Hybrids

Plant Description: 

From window grills to public gardens to lawns, Crotons are widely seen in India. However, this type of croton plant is rare. But the irony of it is that it is the easiest croton to grow. All you need is to cut a stem from an existing Croton Live Wire Hybrids and plant it in brown soil. Within weeks, the roots will start to develop and thus will began the growth of the plant. This plant should receive sparing amounts of water. One sign to make out whether you have over watered this plant, is when its leaves turn yellow.

Money Plant

Botanical Name:

Epipremnum aureum

Scientific Classification:

Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Epipremnum

Common Name: 

Money Plant, Golden Pothos, Hunter's Robe, Devil's Ivy, Ivy Arum, Solomon Islands Ivy, Taro Vine

Plant Description:

Epipremnum aureum is best grown in tropical climate. This plant is commonly known by many names such as Golden Pothos, Hunter's Robe, Devil's Ivy, Ivy Arum, Solomon Islands Ivy, Taro Vine. However, in India it is popular known as Money Plant.


The Money Plant is an ornamental plant. It is used as a decorative in window grills, walls, garden gates, etc. This plant is widely found in India. Be it in gardens, households, building entrance, the Money Plant is always seen. Being in India, this one plant you should know by the tip of your fingers.

Money Plant is one of the easiest indoor plants to grow. Hence, if you are new to gardening, the Money Plant is one plant you should start with. The reason being is that it survives even with least amount of sunlight and watering. Further, even if you over-water a Money Plant, still it will survive. One of the best way to grow a money plant is by cutting a stem of an existing money plant and planting it in an empty pot. Within few days, roots will start to form. It is advisable to regularly water a money plant.

Marigold

Botanical Name:
Tagetes

Scientific Classification:
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Tageteae

Common Name: 
Marigold

Plant Description:

Growing Marigold is a task. It needs a lot of care and generous amount of sunshine. Although it grows in most types of soil, gardeners mostly prefer growing them in black soil. Tagetes traced their roots to North America.

White Climbing Rose

Scientific Classification: 
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Rosa

Common Name:
White Climbing Rose

Tulsi, Holy Basil

Botanical Name: 
Ocimum Tenuiflorum

Scientific Classification:
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Ocimum

Common Name: 
Tulsi, Holy Basil


Plant Description:

The Holy Basil, commonly referred to as Tulsi, is a native plant to India. Due to its religious significance, the Tulsi plant is grown in almost every Indian household. Besides, its religious importance, Tulsi is also cultivated for its medicinal properties. Ocimum Tenuiflorum is commonly used in Ayurveda.

State Flowers of India

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Arunachal Pradesh

Common Name: Lady's Slipper Orchid

Scientific Name: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum

Local Name: Khongup lei

Assam

Common Name: Foxtail Orchid

Scientific Name: Rhynchostylis retusa

Local Name: Draupadi mala

Bihar

Common Name: Orchid Tree

Scientific Name: Bauhinia variegata

Local Name: Kachnar

Haryana

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Himachal Pradesh

Common Name: Bell Rhododendron

Scientific Name: Rhododendron campanulatum

Local Name: Burans

Jammu and Kashmir

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Jharkhand

Common Name: Flame of the Forest

Scientific Name: Butea monosperma

Local Name: Palash

Karnataka

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Kerala

Common Name: Golden shower tree

Scientific Name: Cassia fistula

Local Name: Amaltas, Kanikonna

Maharashtra

Common Name: Pride of India

Scientific Name: Lagerstroemia speciosa

Local Name: Jarul

Manipur

Common Name: Siroi lily

Scientific Name: Lilium mackliniae

Local Name: Siroy kumudini

Meghalaya

Common Name: Lady's Slipper Orchid

Scientific Name: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum

Local Name: Khongup lei

Mizoram

Common Name: Red vanda

Scientific Name: Renanthera imschootiana

Local Name: Kwaklei angangba

Nagaland

Common Name: Rhododendron

Scientific Name: Rhododendron arboreum

Local Name: Burans

Orissa

Common Name: Lotus

Scientific Name: Nelumbo nucifera

Local Name: Kamal

Pondichery

Common Name: Cannonball Tree

Scientific Name: Couroupita guianensis

Local Name: Shivalingam

Rajasthan

Common Name: Honey Tree

Scientific Name: Tecomella undulata

Local Name: Rohira

Sikkim

Common Name: Noble orchid

Scientific Name: Dendrobium nobile

Local Name: Yerum lei

Tamil Nadu

Common Name: Gloriosa lily

Scientific Name: Gloriosa superba

Local Name: Kari hari, Kandhal

Tripura

Common Name: Indian rose chestnut

Scientific Name: Mesua ferrea 

Local Name: Nag champa

Uttar Pradesh

Common Name: Brahm Kamal

Scientific Name: Saussurea obvallata

Uttaranchal

Common Name: Brahm Kamal

Scientific Name: Saussurea obvallata

West Bengal

Common Name: Queen of the night

Scientific Name: Nyctanthes arbortristis

Local Name: Paarijat, Shephali

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State Trees of India

REFERENCES
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Data:
http://www.bhopalbirds.com/page/state-flowers#.Uab7a9KnzWI

Images:

Arunachal Pradesh
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/newsrel/reiman/PaphiopedilumOrchid.jpg

Assam
http://www.discoverwildlife.com/sites/default/files/images/Rhynchostylis%20retusa%20(Foxtail%20Orchid).preview.jpg

Bihar
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1fG47H7kz69kmDMdrHtUkEOIB96pccbSzJHlWZwJB3ACy1o1vXNBhwBUT8DRU0su9PwE-g3Eso6Vx1tC3IUTFS-MzAsi_eqmK1rddoor2Shws1bils9ZJHa_PEb6ULOSxwL53THmpg/s1600/DSC04530.JPG

Haryana
http://www.sanghatasutra.net/white_lotus.jpg

Himachal Pradesh
http://www.hirsutum.info/rhododendron/species/pictures/normal/408_7.jpg

Jammu and Kashmir
http://tripsguru.com/States/images/Lotus%20Flower%20(Jammu%20&%20Kashmir).jpg

Jharkhand
http://www.plantcreations.com/images/Butea_monosperma_bouquet.jpg

Karnataka
http://www.biodiversityofindia.org/images/thumb/Sacred_lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera.jpg/300x275x300px-Sacred_lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera.jpg.pagespeed.ic.jJFy6h4_l8.jpg

Kerala
http://raxacollective.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/2012-03-14-326.jpg

Maharashtra
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2661/4514767436_434dfecfe4_z.jpg

Manipur
http://www.manipurpage.com/sites/manipurpage.com/files/imagecache/gallery_500x500_preset/gallery/siroi_lily_5.jpg

Meghalaya
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5134/5558555452_fb100034e7_z.jpg

Mizoram
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7983/senhri017.jpg

Nagaland
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tree%20Rhododendron.jpg

Orissa
http://envis.frlht.org/pimages/1504_1.jpg

Pondichery
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kjchHQVmK1_KfcQtrjjErah5Jb6-e5_NMrTCAZ9T2xcK3rg-__HAauijJMYoEbPweoYRwrCIl6DdHbvNTNlY7XCJ_Xx8vFi95a7oSq40sJERcSmFPX_9zg4tnSkuiDeDkeewL5JcIhrB/s1600/Naglingam_flower.jpg

Rajasthan
http://pimg.tradeindia.com/01316555/b/1/Tecomella-undulata.jpg

Sikkim
http://www.orchidspecies.com/orphotdir/dendrobnobile.jpg

Tamil Nadu
http://www.collegescienceinindia.com/may2007/rose1.jpg

Tripura
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4HH6t0AQzDhVeGADyLrTwa_F-A7wyANH3jkNxZWVviTvHNQ0BV_Utl4e1kucL3E-MTd7lXD9lmUyZAve0XP5uJ5O2qd5dumdwEmWqf0PhYYvHWhw8ROD30hmGcsORHBvFwkm5hk7pyc3/s1600/IMG_2729.jpg

Uttar Pradesh
http://www.indianaturewatch.net/images/album/photo/14445039835063ea390f9d2.JPG

Uttaranchal
http://greathimalayannationalpark.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/b_S2Med_Palnts_P2_Saussurea_obvallata_Brahma_Kamal.jpg

West Bengal
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhJrQ0CHmdWlI-3HleMqFWSw171TjWiQShIU14q5XgHzCdhx-wkzBhPHvjZ6i4PwAXrcraDOcq5LkbVBjagZHOzMeRzHzWP5D6ME_3qL2uOHmmAsVbXyPWGfDeXPH522TxUGi5dmRQnc/s1600/Har+Singar.jpg