Common Name: Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow, Morning-noon-and-night, Kiss Me Quick, Brazil raintreeScientific Name: Brunfelsia paucifloraAssamese Name: Bou-PaagolYesterday-today-and-tomorrow is a flowering shrub and has pretty fragrant flowers. The flower blooms purple with a white throat, then turns lavender and then white, hence the common names. Many years ago, there was a bulky bush of this plant at my grandparents' …
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X for "Xerochrysum bracteatum (Paper Daisy)"
Common Name: Paper Daisy, Strawflower Scientific Name: Xerochrysum bracteatumAssamese Name: Kaagoz phoolI saw the Paper Daisy for the first time in my grandmother's garden. As a kid, I was fascinated and I still am. The flower doesn't look like a real flower at all. The petals are crispy and papery. Nature has so many wonders, …
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W for "Weeping Bottlebrush"
Weeping Bottlebrush back home. Check out the pretty bird perched on it.Common Name: Weeping Bottlebrush, Drooping Bottlebrush, Red Bottlebrush, Red CascadeScientific Name:Callistemon viminalis/Melaleuca viminalisAs a kid, I found the Weeping Bottlebrush flower very interesting because of its look. Yes, it looks like a bottle-brush and hence the name.Back home, Deta planted this tree on the …
V for "Vine-Bleeding Heart"
The crimson variety in bloom several years ago at homeCommon Name: Bleeding Heart VineScientic Name: Clerodendrum The Bleeding Heart Vine is a tropical twining creeper. It is basically a summer flower. The crimson variety has been a part of our garden since many years now. The Bleeding Heart Vine is not to be confused with …
U for "Utonglei (Mexican Oleander)"
Common Name: Mexican Oleander, Lucky NutScientific Name: Cascabela thevetia/Thevetia peruvianaAssamese Name: KorobiManipuri Name: UtongleiMexican Oleander is a common short flowering tree grown in gardens and roadsides. It is an ornamental plant and colour varieties are yellow, white and peach. I think the yellow one is the most common, since it is one I see everywhere. …
T for "Tengesi"
Common Name: Purple Wood Sorrel, OxalisScientific Name: OxalisAssamese Name: TengesiTengesi is basically a herb. The leaves are a part of Assamese cuisine as well and are used to make typical Assamese tangy curries. The tangy juice is also consumed as a remedy for severe cough.The leaves are clover-like. Only recently I learned that it is …
S for "Spreading Sunset"
Common Name: Spreading Sunset, Lantana, Spanish FlagScientific Name: Lantana camaraAssamese Name: Goo phool Spreading Sunset is a common flowering shrub in Assam, and it usually grows in the wild. The flower has a unpleasant smell and hence the Assamese name Goo (meaning shit) phool (meaning flower). For the same reason, people usually don't have it in …
R for "Rose"
A pretty colour varietyCommon Name: RoseScientific Name: RosaAssamese Name: Gulaap Now Rose is a flower that everybody knows, isn't it. In our home, various varieties have bloomed over the years. Sharing pictures of some of them below.The creeper variety, one of my favourites. It blooms in bunches.This variety grows tall and blooms in bunches as …
Q for "Queen Anne’s Lace"
Common Name: Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot, Lady's LaceScientific Name: Daucas CarotaI remember this lacy flower in our garden one season many years ago. I have known this flower as Lady's Lace. We have not planted it again in the recent years but I have not forgotten it. I remember admiring the white bunches …
P for "Periwinkle"
After a rain showerCommon Name: Periwinkle, VincaScientific Name: VincaAssamese Name: NoyontoraEnjoying the sunPeriwinkle is a common flower in Indian households. It usually comes in pink and white flower varieties. It is low maintenance and multiplies fast. It also has medicinal properties.A new variety added to the gardenI am taking part in the Blogging from A …
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