Indian flowers and herbs

 I came across these Striped Bladderwort plants last weekend while walking in the Western Ghats.They get their necessary protein by consu...

 The Foxtail orchid Rhynchostylis retusa is called Kopou phool in Assam, and Draupadi Dande in Karnataka.It flowers profusely just befor...

You find the Tree turmeric flowering all along the toad in the Himalayan foothills in May. The attractive yellow flowers  are buzzing wit...

 Wrightia tinctoria is a small tree native to India. It has mildly scented white flowers which seem like snowflakes from a distance.Wrigh...

 The Monkey Brush, Combretum rotundifolium  has stunningly beautiful inflorescence. It is a vine, which can be trimmed to have a bushy ha...

The Hardy Hopbush Dodonaea viscosa is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions. In Australia, it was used in the prepa...

 Dahlia is a native of tropical America, but it has happily made India its home. There are around 36 species of Dahlia. There are the pre...