Rose Balsam

Botanical Name: 
Impatiens balsamina

Scientific Classification:
Order: Ericales
Family: Balsaminaceae
Genus: Impatiens

Common Name: 
Garden Balsam, Rose Balsam

Plant Description:

Impatiens Balsamina is a plant which is native to India. The Rose Balsam has a weak stem. Hence, it is better if you to cut a centimeter of a rose balsam after it has grown say, 30 centimeters. This will not only ensure a better bloom but also will prevent the plant from tilting at the initial stages.  

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.

White & Pink Rose (Ornella Muti)

White & Pink Rose

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Ornella Muti

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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].

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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)

White Climbing Rose

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

Common Name:
White Climbing Rose