Monday, November 12, 2012

Indian Flowers 4

 
Common name: Blue Flag Iris
Botanical name: Iris versicolor
Family: Iridaceae (iris family)
 
Common name: Rosy Everlasting, Rosy sunray, Pink paper daisy, Pink-and-white everlasting
Botanical name: Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
 
Common name: Desert Rose, Adenium
Botanical name: Adenium obesum
Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family) 
Common name: Dianthus
Botanical name: Dianthus chinensis
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
 
Common name: Tiger Flower, Mexican Shell Flower, Peacock flower
Botanical name: Tigridia pavonia
Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)
 
Common name: Scarlet Flame Bean, West Indian Mountain Rose, Brownea
Botanical name: Brownea coccinea
Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
 
Common name: Kansas Columbine
Botanical name: [Aquilegia 'Kansas'] Aquilegia 'Kansas'
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
 
Common name: Drumstick Primrose
Botanical name: [Primula denticulata Sm.] Primula denticulata
Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
 

Common name: Fuchsia
Botanical name: Fuchsia spp.
Family: Onagraceae (Evening primrose family)

Common name: Pink and White Petunia
Botanical name: Petunia hybrida
Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
 
Common name: Pink and White Petunia
Botanical name: Petunia hybrida
Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
 
Common name: Petunia
Botanical name: Petunia hybrida
Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
 
Common name: Purple Petunia
Botanical name: Petunia hybrida
Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
 
Common name: Large Leaf Primrose
Botanical name: [Primula macrophylla var. macrophylla]
Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
 
Common name: Foxtail Orchid, Blunt Rhynchostylis
Botanical name: Rhynchostylis retusa
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
 
Common name: Himalayan Galearis
Botanical name: [Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt] Galearis spathulata
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
 
Common name: Common Columbine, European columbine, Granny's nightcap, Granny's bonnet
Botanical name: [Aquilegia vulgaris L.] Aquilegia vulgaris
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
 
Common name: Strawberry Clover
Botanical name: [Trifolium fragiferum L.] Trifolium fragiferum
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Photo: "Red - Orange Flower Series" Common name: Daylily 'Frans Hals' Botanical name: Hemerocallis hybrids Family: Liliaceae (lily family) A striking flower with alternating yellow and yellow-striped red petals. Daylilies are clump forming perennials with arching, grasslike or straplike leaves 10-40 in long, depending on the cultivar. All the leaves arise from the base of the plant in two opposing ranks, resulting in a fanlike appearance which becomes obscured as the clump enlarges. A leafless stalk, called a scape, extends above the leaves and bears the flowers. Most scapes have two or more branches, each with several flower buds. In most varieties the flowers open one at a time, and last only one day, but the blooming period may extend for weeks, even months. There are hundreds of societies dedicated to the cultivation of daylilies and the propagation of new cultivars. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Daylily%20Frans%20Hals.html 
Common name: Daylily 'Frans Hals'
Botanical name: Hemerocallis hybrids
Family: Liliaceae (lily family)
        
 

Photo: BLUE - VIOLET Flower Series. Common name: Empire Blue Butterfly Bush Botanical name: [Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue'] Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' Family: Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) Empire Blue Butterfly Bush is a large deciduous shrub with long, arching branches, growing up to 10 ft or more tall. Leaves are lance-shaped, grey-green, white beneath. Flowers are scented, violet-blue in elongated panicles at ends of current year's growth. Buddleia are nectar rich plants, which encourage beneficial wildlife, such as butterflies ladybirds, lacewings and hoverflies into the garden. 'Empire Blue' is an old cultivar, raised by Karle A. Lucal and introduced by the Good & Reese nursery, Ohio, in 1941 (patented 1942). 'Empire Blue' was accorded the RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM) in 1993. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Empire%20Blue%20Butterfly%20Bush.html 
Common name: Empire Blue Butterfly Bush
Botanical name: [Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue'] Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue'
Family: Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family)
Photo: "ROSE Series" Common name: Playboy rose The main attraction of the Playboy rose is its duel or one might even call “triple” shades of color. A mixture of orange and yellow highlighted by a red hue color the petals of this spectacular flower. Next up in its “attraction arsenal” are the quite unique petals – semi double petals. They appear to be in two sets but a closer inspection would reveal that they are formed in an unorthodox adjacent manner. The petal edge is not smooth but resembles a wave in shape. A golden yellow stamen sits in the middle of every blossom, and on average a blossom measures around 3.5 inches across. In comparison to other types of roses, the its petals hold the orange color significantly well, and fall off cleanly when the blossoms fade. The plant blooms from beautiful pointed buds in clusters of blossoms that have a faint but pleasant fragrance. The foliage is dark green, looking almost polished; it provides an excellent highlighting medium for the colorful blossoms and covers the rather slightly thorny canes well. The playboy rose’s blossoms change color from shades of yellow and orange in the initial stages of bloom and onto a deeper red hue as time goes by and the flower ages. Gardeners love this fantastic rose plant not only for its show, but also for its hardiness. Its significantly disease resistant and tolerates the shade extremely well. The plant grows in the form of shrubs that reach heights around 3 to 4 ft and is ideal as a border or hedge. The plant is best grown in warm climates allowing for the blossoms to give optimum colors. A great combination for the Playboy rose would be to grow it with other blossoms of a lighter shade such as white. It produces a dazzling effect when placed with other hot-colored plants such as Dhalias and Cannas. 
Common name: Playboy rose
Photo: "Bulbous Plants Flower Series" Common name: Peruvian lily, Lily-of-the-Incas, Parrot lily, Parrot flower Botanical name: Alstroemeria spp. Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family) Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, is a South American genus of about 50 species of flowering plants, mainly from cool, mountainous regions in the Andes. It was named after the Swedish baron Clas Alströmer (Claus von Alstroemer) by his close friend Carolus Linnaeus. People often think they are orchids (which they are not) They grow from clusters of white peanut-sized tubers arranged like the spokes of a wagon wheel. In the spring, they send up 8-12 in stalks that have the general character of an upright Solomon's seal with the foliage clustered in a little umbrella at the top of the stem. Although the stem is arrow-straight and the foliage is held in a horizontal position, the glistening parallel-veined pale green leaves tend to curl under at the edges and droop at the ends and always look a bit limp. As the season progresses, the stem elongates to 18-30 in and the leaves (now looking more twisted than limp) appear to spread out along its length in a stretched out spiral arrangement. Early in the summer, clusters of red flowers appear at the stem tips. The tubular 1-2 in flowers look like distorted azalea blossoms that are struggling to open. The ragged uneven petal edges curl slightly inward instead of flaring outward. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peruvian%20Lily.html 
Common name: Peruvian lily, Lily-of-the-Incas, Parrot lily, Parrot flower
Botanical name: Alstroemeria spp.
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)




Photo: "Fragrant Flower Series" Common name: Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Lady of the night, Dragon fruit Botanical name: [Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose] Hylocereus undatus Family: Cactaceae (Cactus family) Synonyms: Cereus undatus, Cereus tricostatus, Hylocereus tricostatus Night-Blooming Cereus is a climbing cactus, native to the American tropics. The stems are 3-winged and green with wings that are 1 to 2 inches wide. Areoles are about 1.5 inches apart with 1-5 spines up to 1 cm long. They climb by use of aerial roots and can reach a height 30 feet or more growing on rocks and trees. As indicated by the name, the blooms appear at night and soon close after the day starts. In late spring to early summer the very large white fragrant flowers adorn the plant. Individual flower are 14 inches long by 12 inches across and very showy. If pollinated, they produce edible curious-looking red fruits up to 5 inches long. Fruit is popularly known as dragon-fruit. Source:
  Common name: Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Lady of the night, Dragon fruit
Botanical name: [Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose] Hylocereus undatus
Family: Cactaceae (Cactus family)

Photo: "Flower of the Week" Common name: Scarlet Flame Bean, West Indian Mountain Rose, Brownea Botanical name: Brownea coccinea Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family) Synonyms: Brownea capitella, Brownea latifolia Scarlet Flame Bean is a slow-growing, small tree from tropical America with large heads of orange-red flowers, 6-8 inches across, which hang primarily beneath the foliage, on older branches. Generally, the exotic looking flowers are not visible at all from the outside. Leaves are pinnately compound, leaflets up to 6 in long and up to 2.3 in wide, up to 6 pairs, with sometimes one terminal leaflet, pink-brown and pendulous when young. Flowers borne in large, bright, orange-red clusters, hanging mostly beneath foliage primarily on older branches, which distinguishes it from other Browneas. Fruit is a woody pod about 6 in long and 5 2 in broad. Scarlet Flame Bean is native to tropical America, and now cultivated in India, among many tropical countries. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Scarlet%20Flame%20Bean.html 
Botanical name: Brownea coccinea
Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
Synonyms: Brownea capitella, Brownea latifolia
Photo: "Tropical Flower Series" Common name: Blood Lily, Football Lily, Powderpuff Lily Botanical name: Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. multiflorus Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family) Synonyms: Haemanthus multiflorus Blood lily is a beautiful flowering bulb from tropical Africa. The spectacular flowerhead is a huge spherical umbel consisting of up to 100 flowers, held clear of the foliage at the end of a solitary stem. Each plant will produce only one flowerhead in a season. Blood lily is a bulbous plant with leaves on short, speckled stalks. The flower stalk bears a rounded inflorescence, 8-12 cm across. The plant may live for many years and will flower annually indoors. During the growing season the plant needs bright light, if possible direct sunshine for two hours daily. During winter dormancy, light is unimportant but temperature should not drop below 13 degrees centigrade. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blood%20Lily.html 
Common name: Blood lily, Football Lily, Powderpuff Lily
Botanical name: Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. multiflorus
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)
Synonyms: Haemanthus multiflorus
Photo: "Wild Flowers Series" Common name: Hugel's Gentian Botanical name: [Gentiana hugelii Griseb.] Gentiana hugelii Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family) Synonyms: Qaisera hugelii, Gentiana marginata var. hugelii Hugel's Gentian is a beautiful deep blue gentian named after Baron Karl von Hügel, 19th century Austrian naturalist. It is an annual herb up to 8 cm tall, branched above. Lower leaves are elliptic to oblong, 2-3 cm long, with cartilaginous margin. Stem leaves are smaller, fused at base, obovate, tip rounded, slightly mucronate and recurved, margin cartilaginous. Flowers are blue, 1-1.5 cm across, congested in cluster at branch ends. Sepal tube is up to 1.2 cm long some what transparent especially portion below the sinus of sepals, sepals 3-4 mm long, oblong, blunt. Flowers are 0.8-1.8 cm long, tube almost twice as long as spreading petals. Throat has several threadlike objects, inside of tube is whitish. Petals are oblong-obovate, rounded at tip, plicae, slightly shorter and narrower than lobes, irregularly split at tip. Capsule is obovoid, slightly exserted with many seeds. Hugel's Gentian is found in the Himalayas, Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hugel%27s%20Gentian.html 
Common name: Hugel's Gentian
Botanical name: [Gentiana hugelii Griseb.] Gentiana hugelii
Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Synonyms: Qaisera hugelii, Gentiana marginata var. hugelii
Photo: "Dianthus Series" Common name: China Pink, Dianthus, Indian Pink Botanical name: Dianthus chinensis Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family) Synonyms: Dianthus amurensis, Dianthus heddewigii, Dianthus laciniatus China Pinks are short-lived perennial garden plants, native to China and northern parts of India, blooming in several colours. They are extremely popular garden plants in India. The small single flowers have four to six slightly overlapping petals that have smooth or often cut and fringed edges. The pretty petals in the shades of pink and red and white are gathered at the base into a strong green tubular calyx. Stamens protrude out and the anthers are blue. The plant grows in well drained soil, in beds, pots, borders in sunny areas and can easily be multiplied by seeds. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/China%20Pink.html  
Common name: China Pink, Dianthus, Indian Pink
Botanical name: Dianthus chinensis
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Synonyms: Dianthus amurensis, Dianthus heddewigii, Dianthus laciniatus
Photo: "Red - Orange Flower Series" Common name: Red Nerine Lily, Guernsey Lily, Berglelie Botanical name: Nerine sarniensis Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family ) Red Nerine Lily is a beautiful plant from South Africa. It is named for Nerine, a water nymph in Greek mythology. According to a story, a ship carrying these beautiful Red Nerine Lilies sank near the island of Guernsey near UK, and took root there - hence they are named sarniensis, Sarnia being the Roman name for Guernsey. The bulbs begin active growth in early autumn with the emergence of flower-buds, followed shortly afterwards by leaves. The spectacular, glittering blooms are quite unmistakable - the relatively broad petals radiate outwards in all directions and are strongly recurved and wavy along their margins. The inflorescence carries 7-15 flowers and the stamens stand erect and are prominent due to the recurved petals. Flower color ranges from crimson to scarlet and from pale pink to deep rose-pink, and there is also a most attractive, pure white form. The glittering 'gold dust' seen in bright light on the petals of the red forms of this species is caused by the reflection of light by the red pigment present in the epidermal cell layer, which overlays several layers of yellow pigment beneath it. The spreading, strap-shaped leaves of Nerine sarniensis vary markedly in color, from pale to dark green or gray. This species is easily cultivated in a free-draining medium such as equal parts of river sand, loam, and sifted, acid compost. The bulbs are best planted with their necks fully exposed above soil level. It is an ideal subject for shallow containers. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Red%20Nerine%20Lily.html 
Common name: Red Nerine Lily, Guernsey Lily, Berglelie
Botanical name: Nerine sarniensis
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family )  
Photo: "Yellow - Green Flower Series" Common name: Dyer's Hypericum Botanical name: [Hypericum dyeri Rehder] Hypericum dyeri Family: Hypericaceae (Hypercum family) Synonyms: Hypericum lysimachioides Dyer's Hypericum is named for Robert Allen Dyer, 20th century South African botanist and taxonomist. It is a shrub 0.6-1.2 m tall, spreading. Stems are arching, branches 2-4-lined and flattened at first, soon 2-lined to terete. Leaves are carried on 1-2 mm long stalks. They are 1-6 cm long, 0.5-3.5 cm broad, ovate to lanceshaped or elliptic-lanceshaped, tip pointed or apiculate to rounded, base wedge-shaped to to rounded, venation laxly or scarcely reticulate. Flowers are borne in 1- to many-flowered flat-topped clusters/ Flowers are 1.5-3.5 cm across, yellow. Sepals are 4-12 mm long, linear to narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 1-1.8 cm long, 1.2 x longer than the stamens. Stamens c. 20 in each fascicle. Ovary 3.5-5 mm long; styles 1.5-2 x longer than the ovary, free, gradually divergent, spreading at apex. Capsule 7-10 mm long, subglobose, without vittae or vescicles. Seeds 0.9-1 mm long, apiculate, carinate; testa laxly reticulate. Dyer's Hypericum is found in Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Nepal and Pakistan, at altitudes of 1500-2400 m. Flowering: August-September. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dyer%27s%20Hypericum.html 

Common name: Dyer's Hypericum
Botanical name: [Hypericum dyeri Rehder] Hypericum dyeri
Family: Hypericaceae (Hypercum family)
Synonyms: Hypericum lysimachioides

Photo: "Garden Flower Series" Common name: Marmalade Bush Botanical name: [Streptosolen jamesonii (Benth.) Miers] Streptosolen jamesonii Family: Solanaceae (Potato family) Marmalade bush, is an evergreen shrub that produces loose clusters of flowers gradually changing from yellow to red as they develop, resulting in an overall appearance resembling orange marmalade (thus the name). The sole member of its genus, it is found in open woodlands of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is cultivated in cooler parts of India. The stems tend to be tall and slender, with an overall height of 3-6 ft. The leaves are ovate to elliptic, green to dark green, with a pattern of fine wrinkles. The flowers have a slender tube 3-4 cm long, with spreading petal lobes. The blooms can appear nearly all year in mild-winter areas, but the heaviest flowering is from spring through fall. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Marmalade%20Bush.html 
Common name: Marmalade Bush
Botanical name: [Streptosolen jamesonii (Benth.) Miers] Streptosolen jamesonii
Family: Solanaceae (Potato family)
Photo: BLUE - VIOLET Flower Series. Common name: Potato tree, Giant Star Potato Tree Botanical name: Solanum macranthum Family: Solanaceae (potato family) Native to Brazil, Potato tree is a small tree widely cultivated in the tropics. It is not actually potato, but belongs to the potato family. This plant grows quickly into a bushy tree of 15 feet in height and 15' wide. Grown for its ornamental purpose. The leaves are large, lobed and prickly. Flowers are fragrant and change their color from white to pink to lavender. It requires a rich soil for good growth. Suited for planting singly. Propagated by seeds. The Solanum family is very large, consisting of nearly 1500 species ranging from vegetables like the potato and aubergine, to ornamental shrubs and climbers, plus a number of weeds. Some, as their common name Nightshade suggests, are toxic and need careful handling. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Potato%20Tree.html 
Common name: Potato tree, Giant Star Potato Tree
Botanical name: Solanum macranthum
Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
Photo: "Flowering Trees Series" Common name: Prickly Paperbark, Prickly-leaf Teatree Botanical name: [Melaleuca styphelioides Sm.] Melaleuca styphelioides Family: Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) Prickly Paperbark is a small to medium sized tree up to 20 m tall, with a dense, rounded canopy and drooping branchlets. The spongy bark is white or light brown and peels of in large strips. The stalkless leaves are 7-15 mm long and 2.5-6 mm wide, ovate to broad-ovate. These are slightly twisted, have sharply-pointed tips, and are arranged alternately on the branchlets. Flowers appear in summer in cream or white cylindrical bottlebrush-like spikes which are 2-5 cm long and 1-2 cm in diameter. Often new growth appears at the end of the spikes. Following flowering, grey-brown, woody capsules appear in clusters along the branchlets. These are ovoid, stalkless and 3-4 mm in diameter. Prickly Paperbark is native to eastern Australia. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Prickly%20Paperbark.html 
Common name: Prickly Paperbark, Prickly-leaf Teatree
Botanical name: [Melaleuca styphelioides Sm.] Melaleuca styphelioides
Family: Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family)
Photo: "Morning Glory Series" Common name: Ivy-leaved Morning Glory, Railway creeper, Mile a Minute Vine Botanical name: Ipomoea cairica Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family) One of the commonest yet most useful of the evergreen creepers, refreshing the eve in the hottest weather with its clear, green leaves and delicate, mauve blooms, the Railway Creeper is found in gardens, villages, and on practically every railway station, thus earning for itself its nickname. This morning glory vine is beautiful, climbing on to whatever it finds - the purple flower studded vine wrapped around bending bamboo stems, is a pleasing sight. Its stem is hairless, readily set roots when in touch with the earth. This species can be identified by its leaves which are hairless to 9cm long with 5-7 lobes, middle lobe the largest. Flowers purple, pink or rarely pinkish white, to 8cm across, solitary or in groups of 2-3. Fruit a 4-valved capsule, about 1cm across, each valve with 1 seed. Seed with wispy hairs attached. Spread by wind, water and humans. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Railway%20Creeper.html 
Common name: Ivy-leaved Morning Glory, Railway creeper, Mile a Minute Vine
Botanical name: Ipomoea cairica
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)
Photo: "Orchid Flower Series" Common name: Low Growing Pleione, Ground Growing Pleione Botanical name: [Pleione humilis (Sm.) D.Don] Pleione humilis Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Synonyms: Epidendrum humile, Dendrobium humile, Coelogyne humilis Low Growing Pleione is an orchid found from Nepal to Sikkim at elevations of 1100-3500 m, growing on moss or the smooth trunks of rhododendron trees. It is a small sized terrestrial or epiphyte orchid with ovoid-conical pseudobulbs, carrying a single, apical, deciduous, inverted-lanceshaped, somewhat pointed leaf. The plant blooms on a basal, 3-5 inches long, single flowered inflorescence enveloped by a green sheath, with a slightly fragrant, color variable flower. Flowers are generally pure white, with the lip strongly marked in blood red. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Low%20Growing%20Pleione.html 
Common name: Low Growing Pleione, Ground Growing Pleione
Botanical name: [Pleione humilis (Sm.) D.Don] Pleione humilis
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Epidendrum humile, Dendrobium humile, 
Photo: "Dianthus Series" Common name: China Pink, Dianthus, Indian Pink Botanical name: Dianthus chinensis Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family) Synonyms: Dianthus amurensis, Dianthus heddewigii, Dianthus laciniatus China Pinks are short-lived perennial garden plants, native to China and northern parts of India, blooming in several colours. They are extremely popular garden plants in India. The small single flowers have four to six slightly overlapping petals that have smooth or often cut and fringed edges. The pretty petals in the shades of pink and red and white are gathered at the base into a strong green tubular calyx. Stamens protrude out and the anthers are blue. The plant grows in well drained soil, in beds, pots, borders in sunny areas and can easily be multiplied by seeds. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/China%20Pink.html 
Common name: China Pink, Dianthus, Indian Pink
Botanical name: Dianthus chinensis
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Photo: Vines & Creepers Flower Series" Common name: Lady Margaret Passion Flower Botanical name: Passiflora 'Lady Margaret' Family: Passifloraceae (Passion flower family) Lady Margaret Passion Flower is a species with large red flowers, among the most sought-after passionflowers. It is a hybrid between Passiflora coccinia and Passiflora incarnata. Most red-flowering passionflowers are difficult to care for. Lady Margaret Passion Flower is one of the few ref-flowering hybrids that is comparatively undemanding but nevertheless free-flowering. Although the flowers are not the brilliant blood-red of the Red Passion Flower, they nevertheless stand out dramatically, a deep purplish red, with prominently marked corona not found in other red-flowering passionflowers. Flowers are 7-9 cm across. Sepals are green outside, deep purplish-red inside, oblong, 3.3-4 cm long. Petals are oblong, 3.6-4.4 cm long, 1.3-1.6 cm wide. Leaves are 3-lobed, 6.5-15 X 7.5-16 cm, with toothed margin. Fruit is ovate, 4-5 X 2-3 cm, green. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lady%20Margaret%20Passion%20Flower.html 
Common name: Lady Margaret Passion Flower
Botanical name: Passiflora 'Lady Margaret'
Family: Passifloraceae (Passion flower family)
Photo: "Medicinal Plant Flower Series" Common name: East Himalayan Balsam Botanical name: [Impatiens arguta Hook. f. & Thomson] Impatiens arguta Family: Balsaminaceae (Balsam family) Synonyms: Impatiens gagei East Himalayan Balsam is a beautiful wildflower found in the forests, thickets, grasslands in valleys, along canals and moist places, in East Himalayas, from E. Nepal to NE India, at altitudes of 1800-3200 m. It is a perennial plant, growing up to 70 cm tall. Erect stems are rigid and branched. Alternately arranged leaves, carried on 1-4 cm long stalks, are ovate or ovate-elliptic, 4-15 cm long, and 2-4.5 cm broad. Leaf margins are sharply toothed, and the tip is pointed or tapering. Flowers arise singly or doubly in leaf axils. Flower stalks are long, slender, often with 2 bracts at base. Flowers are pink or purple-red, large or medium- sized. Flowers are characterized by lower lobes of the lateral petals being divided into two. Lateral sepals are 4 - outer 2, with tip long cuspidate - inner 2, narrowly lanceshaped. Lower sepal is sac-like, narrowed into an incurved, short spur. Upper petal is circular. Lateral united petals are not clawed, 2-lobed. Basal lobes are broadly oblong; Farther lobes are shaped like the head of an axe, large, with a two parted tip. Flowering: July-October. Medicinal uses: [Warning: Unverified information] The flowers are used medicinally for dissolving clots, promoting diuresis, and treating abdominal pain, postpartum blood stasis, carbuncles, and difficulty in urination. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/East%20Himalayan%20Balsam.html 
Common name: East Himalayan Balsam
Botanical name: [Impatiens arguta Hook. f. & Thomson] Impatiens arguta
Family: Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)
Photo: "Dianthus Series" Common name: China Pink, Dianthus, Indian Pink Botanical name: Dianthus chinensis Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family) Synonyms: Dianthus amurensis, Dianthus heddewigii, Dianthus laciniatus China Pinks are short-lived perennial garden plants, native to China and northern parts of India, blooming in several colours. They are extremely popular garden plants in India. The small single flowers have four to six slightly overlapping petals that have smooth or often cut and fringed edges. The pretty petals in the shades of pink and red and white are gathered at the base into a strong green tubular calyx. Stamens protrude out and the anthers are blue. The plant grows in well drained soil, in beds, pots, borders in sunny areas and can easily be multiplied by seeds. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/China%20Pink.html 
Common name: China Pink, Dianthus, Indian Pink
Botanical name: Dianthus chinensis
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Carnation family)
Photo: "Jasmine Series" Common name: Primrose Rock Jasmine Botanical name: Androsace studiosorum Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family) Synonyms: Androsace primuloides, Androsace sarmentosa var. primuloides Primrose Rock Jasmine is quite similar to Common Rock Jasmine, but has more tightly packed umbels of flowers carried on a slender hairy stems, 10-15 cm tall. Flowers are about 8 mm across, in dense hairy umbels up to 2-3 cm across. Leaves form a rosette at the base. They are obovate or spoon- shaped, numerous, ovelapping. Primrose Rock Jasmine is found in the Himalayas, at altitudes of 3000-4000 m. Flowering: June-August. 
Common name: Primrose Rock Jasmine
Botanical name: Androsace studiosorum
Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Photo: "Weed Flower Series" Common name: Crimson Knotweed Botanical name: [Polygonum milletii Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family) Synonyms: Bistorta milletii, Persicaria milletii Crimson Knotweed is plant characterized by crimson broad-cylindrical or rounded dense flower spikes, 1.5-4 cm long. Flowers are about 4 mm. Leaves are oblong-blunt, up to a foot long and 2-4 cm broad, with the base narrowing into a leaf-stalk which has narrow wings. Upper leaves are stem clasping. The plant is 20-50 cm tall, with a stout root-stock. The stem is often covered with bases of old leaves. Crimson Knotweed is found in the Himalayas, from West Nepal to SW China, at altitudes of 3000-4000 m. Flowering: June-September. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Crimson%20Knotweed.html 
Common name: Crimson Knotweed
Botanical name: [Polygonum milletii
Family: Polygonaceae (Knotweed family)
Synonyms: Bistorta milletii, Persicaria milletii
Photo: "Vegetables Flower Series" Common name: Eleanor Ginger Botanical name: Zingiber officinale Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) Common ginger is a herbaceous perennial with upright stems and narrow medium green leaves arranged in two ranks on each stem. The plant gets about 4 ft tall with leaves about 3/4 in wide and 7 inches long. Ginger grows from an aromatic tuberlike rhizome which is warty and branched. The inflorescence grows on a separate stem from the leaf stem, and forms a dense spike, up to 3 in tall. The bracts are green with translucent margins and the small flowers are yellow green with purple lips and cream colored blotches. Most gingers in cultivation are sterile cultivars grown for the edible rhizome, and the flower is rarely seen. The ginger plant has a long history of cultivation, having originated in Asia and is grown in India, Southeast Asia, West Africa and the Caribbean. Source: 
Common name: Eleanor Ginger
Botanical name: Zingiber officinale
Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Photo: "Orchid Flower Series" Common name: Lady's Slipper Orchid Botanical name: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum Family: Orchidaceae (orchid family) The genus name Paphiopedilum is derived from the Greek Paphos, a city on the island of Cyprus, and pedilon, slipper. commonly referred to as the Lady’s or Venus’ Slipper Orchids, so named from the unusual shape of the pouch (labellum) of the flower, which was said to resemble a lady’s slipper. The pouch functions by trapping insects so that they are forced to climb up past the staminode, behind which they collect or deposit pollinia. These sympodial orchids lack pseudobulbs. Instead they grow robust shoots, each with several leaves. These can be short and rounded or long and narrow, and typically have a mottled pattern. When older shoots die, newer ones take over. Each new shoot only blooms once when it is fully grown, producing a raceme between the fleshy, succulent leaves. The roots are thick and fleshy. Potted plants form a tight lump of roots that, when untangled, can be up to l m long. The Paphiopedilums are among the most widely cultivated and hybridized of orchid genera. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lady%27s%20Slipper%20Orchid.html     
Common name: Lady's Slipper Orchid
Botanical name: Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum
Family: Orchidaceae (orchid family)
Photo: "Garden Flower Series" Common name: Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy sage, Mealy-cup sage, Mealycup sage Botanical name: Salvia farinacea Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family) Mealy Blue Sage is a 2-3 ft upright perennial plant, originally from Mexico. Mealy sage is named for the mealy-white appearance of the sepals which are covered with felted hairs. The species name farinacea means flour, alluding to the same characteristic. The blue flowers are 5-lobed and 2-lipped 2/3–3/4 inch long with 2 stamens and 1 pistil. They have the usual sage fragrance. The long narrow leaves grow in clusters out of which grow the flower stems. The leaves may or may not have teeth. Dark-blue to white tubular flowers are densely congested in whorls along the upper stems creating a 3-9 inch spike. Gray-green lance-shaped leaves are numerous especially in the lower portion of the plant. Several cultivars are available with varying flower color and plant height. The cultivar 'Victoria Blue' has darker blue flowers. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mealy%20Blue%20Sage.html 

Common name: Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy sage, Mealy-cup sage, Mealycup sage
Botanical name: Salvia farinacea
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Photo: "Jasmine Series" Common name: Roundleaf Rock Jasmine Botanical name: Androsace rotundifolia Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family) Roundleaf rock jasmine is a lovely species growing to 15 cm tall. Leaves are rounded as the name suggests, quite a deep green with paler mottling along the veins. The round leaves are also shallowly to deeply lobed. Each plant is quite tidy in form, the leaves held on long petioles and forming a rosette from the centre of which rise the long flower stems. The flowers are held in terminal heads with numerous flowers per head. Colour is pale pink with a fine yellow eye. The petals are notched. Leafy elliptic sepals are often longer than the petals, and are visible from the top. The beautiful plant is found at altitudes of 1500-3600 m. Flowering: June-July. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Roundleaf%20Rock%20Jasmine.html 
Common name: Roundleaf Rock Jasmine
Botanical name: Androsace rotundifolia
Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Photo: "Morning Glory Series" Common name: Pink Morning Glory Botanical name: Ipomoea barlerioides Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family) Pink Morning Glory is a slender trailing herb. Alternately arranged leaves are oblong lanceshaped, with a point tip and base somewhat heart-shaped, hairy, 2-5 cm long, 0.5 cm wide. Leaves are carried on 2-3 cm long stalks. Flowers are pink, funnel-shaped, 2 inches long, arising singly in leaf axils, on 5-6 cm long stalk. Sepals are 5, nearly equal, lanceshaped, 1.5-2.2 cm long, hairy. Fruit is an ovoid capsule, with the persistent sepals, up to 0.5 cm in diameter. Flowering: September-October. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pink%20Morning%20Glory.html 

Common name: Pink Morning Glory
Botanical name: Ipomoea barlerioides
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)
Photo: "Vines & Creepers Flower Series" Common name: Cardinal Creeper, Lady Doorly's Morning Glory Botanical name: Ipomoea horsfalliae Family: Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family) Native to Jamaica, this evergreen woody vine is commonly cultivated all around the world. The ornamental features are its foliage and the flowers. The leaves are palmately divided into five to seven segments, and are very atractive smooth green color. The noticable long red flowers are in groups. Even before the flowers emerge the buds are a positive feature, because they look like small berries. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cardinal%20Creeper.html 
Common name: Cardinal Creeper, Lady Doorly's Morning Glory
Botanical name: Ipomoea horsfalliae
Family: Convolvulaceae (morning-glory family)
Photo: "White and Cream Flowers" Common name: Clasping-Leaf Borage Botanical name: Trichodesma inaequale Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family) Synonyms: Trichodesma amplexicaule Clasping-Leaf Borage is an erect hairy herb with scattered hairs. Lower leaves are oppositely arranged, stalkless. linear-oblong. Upper ones are alternately arranged, heart-shaped, stem-clasping, broadly ovate, long pointed. Flowers appear singly, laterally on branches or opposite the leaves. Sepals are shortly and obtusely eared. Flowers are pale blue with rounded petals which are flat, with a point at the tip. Flower throat is hairy. Clasping-Leaf Borage found in Mumbai and neighbouring area. This flowers is closely similar to Indian Borage, but can be distinguished by two features - one, leaves are stem-clasping, they are only half-clasping in Indian Borage; two, the stamens do not protrude out, whereas in Indian Borage they protrude out. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Clasping-Leaf%20Borage.html 
Common name: Clasping-Leaf Borage
Botanical name: Trichodesma inaequale
Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not family)
Synonyms: Trichodesma amplexicaule
Photo: "Wild Flowers Series" Common name: Narrow-Leaved Swertia Botanical name: [Swertia angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don] Swertia angustifolia Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family) Narrow-Leaved Swertia is an annual herb, 20-80 cm tall. Roots are yellow, fibrous. Stems are erect, subquadrangular, narrowly winged on angles, branched. Leaves are stalkless, lanceshaped to elliptic-lanceshaped, 2-6 cm × 3-12 mm, both ends flat, veins 1-3. Inflorescences panicles of cymes, spreading branched, many flowered. Flowers are 4-merous. Pedicel erect, 3-7 mm. Calyx tube 1-2 mm, sepals linear-lanceolate, 6-8 mm, apex acute, midvein 1-3. Flowers are white or pale yellow, with brown spots, 8-9 mm in diameter, tube 1-2 mm. Petals are 4-6.5 mm, tip blunt and apiculate. Nectaries 1 per corolla lobe, pocket-shaped, with an orbicular scale and many minutely hairy short fimbriae at apex of pocket. Filaments 3.5-4 mm; anthers ellipsoid, ca. 1 mm. Style short, distinct; stigma lobes capitate. Capsules ovoid, 5-7 mm. Seeds are brown, ellipsoid, about 0.6 mm. Flowering: August-November. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Narrow-Leaved%20Swertia.html 
Common name: Narrow-Leaved Swertia
Botanical name: [Swertia angustifolia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don] Swertia angustifolia
Family: Gentianaceae (Gentian family)
Photo: "Weed Flower Series" Common name: Purple Witchweed, Cowpea Witchweed Botanical name: Striga gesnerioides Family: Scrophulariaceae (Dog flower family) Purple Witchweed is a root hemiparasite of wild and cultivated legumes, among which cowpea (lobiya) is a suitable host. Usually found on sandy soil. It is a small erect herb, about 15-30 cm high. It parasitic root are tuberous. Many erect, fleshy stems are reddish purple and tapering. Leaves are like scales, dark reddish purple, serve as flower bracts. Numerous pink, stalkless flowers occur in erect densely flowered spikes. Flower tube is 1 cm long and curved. The flower is 2-lipped - the upper lip is deeply divided, and the lower one is 3-lobed. Flowering: August-January. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Witchweed.html        

Common name: Purple Witchweed, Cowpea Witchweed
Botanical name: Striga gesnerioides
Family: Scrophulariaceae (Dog flower family)

Photo: "Vegetables Flower Series" Common name: Capsicum, Sweet Pepper Botanical name: Capsicum annuum Family: Solanaceae (potato family) Capsicum is a popular species cultivated world wide. Despite being a single species, the capsicum annum has many forms, with a variety of names, even in the same language. In American English it is commonly known as the chili pepper, although not all varieties would be recognised by most speakers under this name. In British English, they are all called peppers, whereas in Australian and Indian English there is no commonly-used name encompassing all its forms, the name capsicum being commonly used for bell peppers exclusively. Its forms are varied, from large to small, sweet to sour, very hot to bland. The plant is a herbaceous annual, with a densely branched stem. The plant reaches 0.5–1.5 m (20–60 in). Single white flowers bear the fruit which is green when unripe, changing principally to red, some varieties may ripen to brown or purple. While the species can tolerate most climates, they are especially productive in warm and dry climates. Capsicum orginated from Central America where most of the main varieties were developed by local Indians. Once peppers were discovered by the Spaniards and Portuguese they were rapidly introduced worldwide and eagerly incorporated into local cuisines. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Capsicum.html 
Common name: Capsicum, Sweet Pepper
Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
Photo: "Red - Orange Flower Series. Common name: Orange Tephrosia, Orange Hoary Pea Botanical name: Tephrosia tinctoria Family: Fabaceae (Pea family) Synonyms: Galega tinctoria, Cracca tinctoria, Tephrosia pulcherrima Orange Tephrosia is a perennial undershrub, found growing among bushes in rocky place. The branches are angular, with yellow-brown hairs. Alternate arranged leaves are compound, ovate-lance-like or ovate-triangular. Leaflets are 3-5 or sometimes, solitary, each 3-9 x 11.2-2.5 cm, terminal leaflet larger, oblong or obovate, apex rounded, mucronate, base rounded. Orange flowers occur in racemes of few flowers, in leaf axil or at the end of branches. The peduncle carrying the raceme is to 6 cm long, longer than leaflets, yellow-hairy. Sepals are united united below in a tube, and are separated into 5 linear sepals, longer than tube. Petals 5, free, 1-1.2 cm long ; standard petal hairy without. Flowering: October. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Orange%20Tephrosia.html 
Common name: Orange Tephrosia, Orange Hoary Pea
Botanical name: Tephrosia tinctoria
Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonyms: Galega tinctoria, Cracca tinctoria, Tephrosia pulcherrima
Photo: "Night Blooming Flower Series" Common name: Moonflower vine, Moon vine Botanical name: Ipomoea alba Family: Convolvulaceae (morning glory family) Moon vine is a vigorous twining vine that is very fast growing in really hot weather. Mon vine is a close relative of the morning glory, and has similar heart shaped leaves that are a rich green and 4-8 inches long. However, unlike its cousine, its buds open in late afternoon and shrivel up by morning. For this reason, it is sometimes also called evening glory. Although the individual flowers of moon vine have a short life, they are of large size, and are produced in large numbers. These are held on a stem that bears several buds simultaneously, not all of which bloom the same night. The long 4 in buds are also very attractive especially in the hours just before the flower opens. And what a fabulous flower the moon vine produces - they are fluted funnels sculpted in purest alabaster white. About the diameter of a saucer measuring 5-6 inches across. As if the moonflower was not already enchanting enough, it also has a delightful fragrance to complement its beauty and perfume warm summer nights. Native to American tropics, moon vine can be seen growing wild in India. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Moon%20Vine.html 
Common name: Moonflower vine, Moon vine
Botanical name: Ipomoea alba
Family: Convolvulaceae (morning glory family)
Photo: "Lily Series" Common name: Bush Lily, Fire Lily Botanical name: Clivia miniata Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family ) Synonyms: Imantophyllum miniatum Native to South Africa, Bush Lily is a clump forming perennial bulbous plant with strap-like leaves and beautiful orange-red flowers. The genus Clivia was named after the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Charlotte Clive who first cultivated and flowered the type specimen in England. The species name miniata means color of red lead oxide, referring to the flower color. In Victorian times this beautiful plant was very popular for indoor use in England and Europe. Bush lily has strap shaped leaves which arise from a fleshy underground stem. The flowering heads of brilliant orange (rarely yellow), trumpet shaped flowers appear mainly in spring but also sporadically at other times of the year. Bush lily can be propagated by seed or by removing suckers. The fruits are bright orange when ripe (or golden in the case of the yellow flowered plants) All parts of Bush lily are somewhat poisonous and may cause mild upset stomach if ingested. Sap from the leaves or roots may irritate sensitive skin. Probably no plant rewards more beauty for less care than the Bush lily. A great house-plant because of its meagre requirements for light, water and fertilizer. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bush%20Lily.html 
Common name: Bush Lily, Fire Lily
Botanical name: Clivia miniata
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family )
Synonyms: Imantophyllum miniatum
Photo: "Morning Glory Series" Common name: Common Morning Glory, Purple Morning Glory Botanical name: Ipomoea purpurea Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family) Common Morning Glory is a morning glory vine native to Mexico and Central America, but widely naturalized in India. Like all morning glories the plant entwines itself around structures with its viny stems, growing to a height of 2-3 m tall. The stems are covered with brown hairs, which is an identifying feature. Leaves are heart-shaped, 4-15 cm long. Flowers are borne on 1-5 flowered stalks in leaf axils. The flowers are funnel-shaped, 4-6 cm long diameter. The flower color varies from purple, pale blue to white. On the average, the leaves are much larger than the flowers. In the Blue Dawn Flower, leaves are smaller than, or of the same size as, the flowers. The habitats of morning glories are landscapes, fences and crops. The plant is predisposed to moist and rich soil, but can be found growing in a wide array of soil types. Although it is often considered a noxious weed, Common Morning Glory is also grown for its beautiful purple, pink and white flowers and has many cultivars. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Morning%20Glory.html 
Common name: Common Morning Glory, Purple Morning Glory
Botanical name: Ipomoea purpurea
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family)
Photo: "Lily Series" Common name: Forest Spider Lily Botanical name: Pancratium parvum Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family ) Pancratium is a genus of about 18 species flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, which includes Nargis and Amaryllis lily. Forest spider lily is an endemic short plant which is seen in the first few weeks of Monsoons. The plants are herbaceous perennial, growing from bulbs and grow up to 30-50 cm high. The flowers are large, white and fragrant. The short lived flowers often appear before the leaves. Leaves are thin, 15-20 cm long, linear-lancelike. Flowers appear in an umbel of 2-4, enclosed in a membranous spathe. The stem carrying the flowers is 15-30 cm long. Stamens are enclosed in a staminal cup, much like Nargis. The plant prefers forested regions. Flowering & Fruiting period is May-July. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Forest%20Spider%20Lily.html 
Common name: Forest Spider Lily
Botanical name: Pancratium parvum
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family )
Photo: "Orchid Flower Series" Common name: Cathcart's Esmeralda Botanical name: [Esmeralda cathcartii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.] Esmeralda cathcartii Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Synonyms: Arachnanthe cathcartii, Arachnis cathcartii, Vanda cathcartii Cathcart's Esmeralda is a giant sized, warm to cool growing, vanda-like epiphytic orchid with an elongate stem. Alternately arranged leaves are oblong, leathery. The plant blooms in the spring and summer on a stout, axillary, 18 cm long, pendulous or horizontal, 3-6 flowered inflorescence. Flowers are waxy, very fragrant, long-lived flowers. For cultivation, the plant needs a wood slat basket and cultural conditions similar to Vanda. Cathcart's Esmeralda is found in the NE India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim in tropical broadleaf forests near streams in cool shade at elevations of 600-2000 m. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Cathcart%27s%20Esmeralda.html 
Common name: Cathcart's Esmeralda
Botanical name: [Esmeralda cathcartii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.] Esmeralda cathcartii
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Photo: "Pink - Purple Flower Series" Common name: Common Columbine, European columbine, Granny's nightcap, Granny's bonnet Botanical name: [Aquilegia vulgaris L.] Aquilegia vulgaris Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Common columbine is is a species of columbine native to Europe. It is a flowering perennial herb growing up to 1.2 m tall, with branched, thinly hairy stems. The leaves are compound, with the basal leaflets themselves trifoliate. The beautifully shaped flowers are in various shades of purple, blue, pink and white, are pendent or horizontal with hooked spurs, and appear in early Summer. The original wild flower comes in shades of blue, purple, pink and white, around 2-3' tall, but hybrids have been bred for garden use, so that now these hardy perennials are available in all sizes from just a few inches to several feet high, in all colours and combinations of colours imaginable. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Columbine.html 
Common name: Common Columbine, European columbine, Granny's nightcap, Granny's bonnet
Botanical name: [Aquilegia vulgaris L.] Aquilegia vulgaris
Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family)
Photo: "Garden Flower Series" Common name: Leopard Flower, Blackberry lily Botanical name: Iris domestica Family: Iridaceae (Iris family) Synonyms: Belamcanda chinensis Leopard Flower is an perennial herb, with leaves in fans on branching stems. Lance-shaped leaves will reach 2 to 3 feet. Flowers are 5 cm across, borne on long, slender stalks, at the end of stems. They have 6 petals, yellow to orange-red, spotted with maroon or purple, which is what gave it the name leopard flower. Fruit is a black berry. The name Blackberry Lily derives from the clusters of shiny black seeds exposed when seed capsules split open. In India, Leopard Flower is found in the Himalayas at altitudes of 1000-2300 m. Flowering: July-August. Source: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Leopard%20Flower.html 

Common name: Leopard Flower, Blackberry lily
Botanical name: Iris domestica
Family: Iridaceae (Iris family)
Synonyms: Belamcanda chinensis
                    
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