Summer, the season of Gulmohar! This photo capture in the month of May 2013, reminded me of my school days. Summer days never stopped us going near the red Gulmohar trees. We used to pick the flowers and wondered why it had ‘Tigernails’! Huliyuguru (= nail of tiger) is…
If you are a South Asian or a South African, I need not ask you to identify this. Regionally, this plant may be called by different name. KoDeyajji is it’s Kannada name in Dakshina Kannada. This little plant is commonly known as Little Tree Plant in English. Belongs to Biophytum…
ಕೆಂಪು ದಾಸವಾಳ Red Hibiscus rosa-sinensi Clicked @ Mambady house, Vittal, Karnataka, India
Watermelon flowers from my balcony. This is a photo of a male flower, which is larger in size. Male flower is more attractive than the female flower. This is a female flower that is small in size.
This flower is called as Battalu Mandaara in Dakshina Kannada. It is also called as Nandi Battalu in my native. But google search showed that Nandi battalu is the name of Carnation of India. Finally, information of this flower was obtained from Wkipedia. ಬಟ್ಟಲು ಮಂದಾರ ನೋಡಿದ್ದೀರಾ? ನೋಡಿರದೆ ಏನು? ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ,…
This a common hibiscus variety seen in Dakshina Kannada. It blooms downwards unlike the usual upright flowers. It is beautified with its scalloped red petals.Clicked @ My Amma’s garden
Guess the flowers… ಯಾವ ಹೂವುಗಳಿವು? Got it? ತಿಳಿಯಿತೆ? ನನಗೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದ ರಾಮತುಳಸಿ ಹೂಗಳು – ಹೂವು ಅದೇ, ಆದರೆ ನೋಟ ಬೇರೆ 🙂 Yes, they are the holy basil flowers, in a diiferent angle 🙂
ಮಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಂದ ಕೇಪುಳದ ಗೊಂಚಲು. ಪಕಳೆ ಬಿರಿಯಲು ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತ ಮೊಗ್ಗನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿ. ಇಗೋ ನೋಡಿ ಅರಳಿತು ಕೇಪುಳ! Early morning in my native. Monsoon had just entered. Witnessed this wild ixora bud blooming… Clicked @ my amma’s garden