Looking back, it was really a Friday the 13th; I woke up with a sore throat and in a sour mood from not getting much sleep in the night; constantly waking up and then rotating about in bed trying to fall back to sleep. I had no time to sleep in either, the kid had…
Tag: Flowers
POTD: May flowerโค๏ธ
More popularly called the Gulmohur (Delonix regia), native to Madagascar – this tree has so many names – Flame tree, Firetree, Flamboyant, Royal poinciana – all thanks to the picturesque spreading canopy of reddish orange flowers. Gulmohur is also known as the May flower as it’s peak flowering season is May. The tree is currently…
POTD: Queen’s Flower ๐๐
The Queen’s flower also called the Queen’s Crape Myrtle also has another name, Pride of India. Till date I was able to get only a distant view of this flower, the colourful inflorescence stands upright like a bright crown on top of the branches. The flowers were violet mixed with lilac colour ๐ Tree tales:…
Tree tales: An April bouquet from Bangalore๐๐ณ(April series Part ๐ of ๐ )
The lovely tabebuia waves that engulfed Bangalore in March, showering the city streets, parks and gardens with pink and yellow trumpet shaped flowers have ebbed; after the summer rains, the bare tabebuia trees are now flush with the tender green leaves. And for April, the city is adorning a new coat of colours weaved from…
POTD: Colours of the Allamanda ๐
Old woody vine, new leaves, generous buds and large flowers in an array of colours ! The woody climber had gone into hibernation during the last four months and now it’s blooming again prodded on by the summer’s heat and rain. The last time, I saw only one colour of the Allamanda๐POTD: Allamanda ๐ฎ, a…
Around the neighbourhood ๐ผ
Haralur, a relatively new locality framed by numerous apartment complexes, housing residents who either work at the IT Parks and SEZ on the Outer Ring Road or have kids who study at the international and CBSE schools along the Sarjapur road or maybe conveniently both. Haralur also ranks among the top five locations in the…
POTD: Spectacular Arali ๐๐ธ
Today morning’s paper had a forecast on the monsoon by a private weather forecaster Skymet “Normal South-West monsoon this year” the headlines read; “But Rajasthan, Gujarat, some N-E states. Karnataka and Kerala to get scanty rains”; is this the normal !? “Fortunately, key agricultural states such as Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and rain-fed areas…
Tree tales: Summer blooms โ๏ธ๐ณ (April series Part ๐ of ๐ )
Opening on a Friday, April has been an eventful month from the very first day and the days are just rushing past. To begin with it’s a month of festivals; 2 April was celebrated as Ugadi (new year) in Bangalore and festival celebrations always involve showcasing the very best of nature’s abundance in season. On…
POTD: Bottlebrush ๐
The tree is covered in a canopy of small narrow green leaves radiating out from drooping branches with bright red bristle like flowers seen hanging downwards at the edges; the uncommon foliage and flora catches the eye; the flowers look like colourful tinsel tied onto the edges of the limp branches and the tree looks…
Tabebuia time in Bangalore ๐ธ๐ธ
Itโs Tulip time in Netherlands, Cherry Blossom in Japan and Tabebuia in Bangalore ๐ฎ๐ฎ “From the first weeks of January when the silk cottons and the tecomas and jacarandas start putting out their flowers, Bangalore can count on eight to nine months of spectacular flowers as each species does its bit, until the season ends with a…
Bangalore’s Jacaranda ๐ช
This beautiful flowering tree is quintessential to Bangalore’s nostalgic spring and summer months. The delicate bell shaped flower blooming in clusters and framed against the blue sky is an enchanting sight. Last year ๐ POTD: Jacaranda ๐ Learning a little about it’s history, the tree was introduced in India during the British Raj from Brazil;…
City Hues ๐
The changing seasons bring about a kaleidoscope of colours in the sky; in Feb, the cloudy grey early mornings give way to a cover of myriad shades of blue with fluffy white cumulus clouds orchestrated to hijack our thoughts (for a moment at least), by forming vaguely familiar but mostly mysterious patterns; floating to elsewhere but…
Small, white & pretty…โง
The Jasmine would befit such a description; a fragrant flower and a member of the vine family. But these small clusters of white flowers are called Sweet Autumn Clematis or Sweet Autumn Virgin’s Bower. They are planted in my aunt’s garden in Kerala. The vine has an iron frame to twine around and support it…
POTD: Spider Lily ๐ธ
Second month into the year; the days are getting hotter while the nights are still cool in Bangalore. The cyclical changes that happen year round have become familiar and hence we can look forward to the days with happy expectations. And when we look out for the familiar we begin to notice the new things…
Colour for the season ๐ผ
5 Feb is Basant Panchmi, the festival to mark the transition from winter into the spring season ๐ผ which culminates with the Holi celebrations exactly 40 days from this day ie on 17 March (a holiday! ๐). The traditional colour for Basant Panchmi is yellow and the flower for the festivities has to be the…
POTD: Time check (Four O’Clock Flower)โฐ
I have the Pathumani meaning 10 O’Clock plant and discovering it’s counterpart, the 4 O’Clock plant was a big surprise. To know of such a flower’s existence was a wonder in itself !! I kept seeing the bright magenta flowers amidst the green cover during my occasional evening walks, but had no idea about their…
POTD: Violet vines ๐
They are hanging over our boundary wall from the neighbour’s; thrilled to see it. The colour and the clusters look so very pretty. Violet comes to mind; on closer inspection, there is also a hint of purple. They are called Petrea, a creeper named after Robert James Petre, a renowned British botanist. The petals of…
POTD: Snake plant in bloom โ
The snake plant is seen in almost all home gardens but I have never seen them flower, until today โ. It can’t be spring already !? Let nature decide that ! The name snake plant sounds intimidating so I didn’t feel like going for a closer inspection๐. The white flowers are pretty and delicate looking…
POTD: Purple memories ๐
Purple in winter ๐, the warm colour can dispel any winter bluesโ๏ธ. December didn’t see much rain in Bangalore; mornings and evenings were cold and windy while the afternoons were bright and sunny โ๏ธ. It was good weather and these plants seem to be enjoying it. The flowers like the sun and the colour is…
Hedge hunting ๐ฎ
Our apartment complex in Bangalore is composed of a single tower with eight flats on each floor. And like all planned apartment gardens, we too have hedges circumambulating the outside perimeter of this fourteen storey tower. These hedges are composed of a variety of flowering plants and a few variegated shrubs but always manicured to…
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