Indian flowers and herbs

According to ancient romantic Sanskrit poetry,the Ashoka tree, Saraca indica, is one of the five flowers used by Kamadeva, the god of Erot...

A wild flower which blooms profusely in May in the Himalayas is the Himalayan Clematis- Clematis montana or Clematis himalaya. The four ...

Laegerstroemia speciosa is a native tree known also as the Pride of India and Queen's Crape Myrtle. It comes in purple, pink and white ...

THe Cutch tree, Acacia catechu is a medium sized tree with many medicinal and other uses. The bark of the Cutch tree has anti oxidant and...

The Eranthemum nervosum, or Eranthemum pulchellum is a native Indian flower full of surprises. Its bright blue colour of the flower is ver...

The Siris, or Shireesh tree Albizia lebbeck, is not a common tree in urban areas, although it is a native of India. I found this tree on t...

The Golden Shower tree Cassia fistula has already started blooming now. Called Vishu in Malayalam, it is a sacred tree of the Malayalees a...