Monday, May 10, 2010
Have you seen me?
Anybody who is even a mild observer would have seen these tiny flowers. One of the most common wild flowers of India.There are several species of Lantana. It is known as Raimuniya in hindi. If you know the common name for this flower in other languages, let me know.
Name: Lantana Camara
When: Perennial flower
Where: Everywhere?! (This picture was taken in Bangalore)
Purple Haze
Name: Jacaranda
A lovely mauv-purple flower tree from Brazil. A tall tree that spreads wide.
Trivia: Pretoria in South Africa is known as the Jacaranda City due to the enormous number of Jacaranda trees planted as street trees and in parks and gardens. These flowers appear in bunches and each flower is oblong.
There are over 40 varieties of the Jacaranda species. The picture above is of Jacaranda Mimosifolia
When: March - April (the flowers are in bloom for about a month)
Where: Bangalore, parks and sidewalks
A lovely mauv-purple flower tree from Brazil. A tall tree that spreads wide.
Trivia: Pretoria in South Africa is known as the Jacaranda City due to the enormous number of Jacaranda trees planted as street trees and in parks and gardens. These flowers appear in bunches and each flower is oblong.
There are over 40 varieties of the Jacaranda species. The picture above is of Jacaranda Mimosifolia
When: March - April (the flowers are in bloom for about a month)
Where: Bangalore, parks and sidewalks
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