Kniphofia is the scientific name
of the Torch Lily (which also known as Tritom and Red Hot Poker due to the
shape and color of its inflorescence) I found near Ooty, across a chain link
fence. The flowering plants are native to Africa and have narrow, grass-like
leaves that reminiscent of a lily, and the flower head can reach up to 1.52 m
in height. There are many varieties of touch lily and they bloom at different
times during the growing season and comprise flowers color in red, orange and
yellow, often bi-colored.
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Monday, October 05, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Park Fence
Last week I went to a corporation
park in the neighborhood, in my new powered wheelchair before yet to send it
for rectification. Though it isn’t a big park, there’s a nice footpath to come
around and it has a fence portion where some shrubs and flowering plants and crotons
are preserved to look good and feel greenish. The other part of the park has a
play area for kids to enjoy swings, slides and seesaw and also has some colorful
benches (made of planks and concrete) for elders to sit and relax while kids
play around.
A pretty flower though fence |
I spent some time there watching
things happening around and fun checking kids sliding and swinging around. I
saw a couple with a pair of kids, who were left to play while they work on the
laptop, and in between their job, perhaps looks some office work, the mother put
the kids to play. An elder man got to occupy a bench for long time, keep
watching me taking some shots using the mobile, and a middle age couple was relaxing
aside after taking some walks around the park.
A tree close to the entrance gate |
The fence that covering the green
area seems to be a kind of chain-link, daubed in green. Seeing the fence I couldn’t
avoid thinking about Good Fences run by Run a Round Ranch, so clicked to
present/link here.
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
Fence and Kingfisher
During a brief stroll around the
Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall, in the Cubbon Park area of Bangalore, I find this
White-Throated Kingfisher, come perching the fence of the rose garden adorning the front yard of
the Memorial Hall.
The rose garden has lot of roses
bloomed in diverse species and colors and the presence of the kingfisher turned excited to see my two favorites together – flowers and birds – roses and
kingfisher.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Sunday Photos: Pretty Pansies
Pansies are my favourite fancy
flowers, as I find them cute and prettier. My first encounter with pansies was at
Kodaikanal, during my 2006 visit to the princess of hills. I saw these flowered
bloomed at Bryant Park there and I still remember that they were colored in
purple and white.
First time seeing them we don’t
know the name of the flowers, even seeing the flowers more than couple of time
in Ooty Botanical Garden and cottages we stayed in Kodaikanal, I was null about
the flower until doing some research on net. People who referred to these
flowers then conveyed it to me as monkey flowers, because of the aspect of the flower
that resembles the face of monkey.
The couple of macro shots, here,
are capture during two different times of visits to Kodaikanal and the Viola
Tricolor (a kind of pansy, in the photo above) was captured from a roadside
fence around the Kodaikanal Lake. The flowers usually found in partially shade seems
to bloom from April to September and it can be in colors of purple, blue,
yellow, white...
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Sunday Photo: Intimate
When I
shot I focused it as a single flower but at home, later, checking the photos I
find it (daises) to be conjoined and showed great intimacy towards each other.
The photo was captured at Cloud Mountain and the guest house we stayed there
had a long flowerbed with some colourful flowers bloomed to ornate the large
courtyard. And daisy being one of my favourite flowers, which also grow in wild
as well planted as ornamental flower, it was the first I went to capture among
the flowers once I left out at the courtyard.
Being
evening and shimmering to glorious sunset, there was a great natural exposure
on the daisy to captivate. But what I
find more pretty here was the twist of the two white petals, which gives me a
perspective of holding hands i.e. a thought of intimate.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Colorful Villea
Following
the gates on Pvt. Beach lanes off ECR, I was captivated by the colorful blossoms
of bougainvillea bloomed outside a bungalow, while leaving one of the by-lanes
of ECR. I have seen bougainvilleas bloomed in eye-catching colors of white,
yellow, red and purple among the by-lanes many time and I have also grown
watching the bougainvillea in a house garden opposite to our native home sometime
until we shifted or cut-off by the owner. I always have a nostalgic feel
towards this flowering shrub! Hope you like the photos
Saturday, March 07, 2015
மலர்கள் / Flowers
à®®ொட்டுக்களாய் à®®ுடி இருந்தன,
பனி போà®°்த்திய போà®°்வைக்குள்! மலர்கள்
காலை வேளையில் சோà®®்பல்
à®®ுà®±ித்தன,
à®®ிதமாய், இதமாய், மணமாய்.
Covered as buds
under the blanket of dew, flowers
break their laziness while it dawn
as moderate, soothing and fragrant.
under the blanket of dew, flowers
break their laziness while it dawn
as moderate, soothing and fragrant.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Nerium Oleander @ Neighbour’s House
Nerium
Oleander is an evergreen shrub thrives in the house next to ours and it has
beautiful flowers in white with pale yellow centre. Native from the Mediterranean
area to Southeast Asia, the shrub is one of the most poisonous shrubs known today
which has toxic in all its parts. I captured the flowers (in couple of photos below)
during the early summer season when the shrub was in its full blossoms.
Native
to mild climates, the Nerium Oleander is a basic shrub for desert gardening and
in coler climates they make an outstanding container plants. An untrimmed shrub
can reach up to 20 feet tall with a spread of 10 feet and leaves grow to 10
inches. The easy to grow and drought resistant shrub, doesn’t have a particular
soil conditions.
Sunday, September 07, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Dainty Pink Hibiscus @ Home
The Dainty Pink Hibiscus
is a tropical flower that has shown some grace over our flower pot. Elegant light
to medium pink, the hibiscus flourishes throughout much of the year. Dainty
Pink or La France Hibiscus, a vigorous upright grower with immense flower power
is an old heirloom tropical hibiscus cultivar, which is believed to likely be the result of hybrid cross.
Dainty Pink hibiscus is also frequently confused with
Anderson’s Crepe Pink, which is similar in color but has larger blooms, as well
as a larger and more weeping growth habit. It is typically genetically unstable
and will frequently suddenly develop an odd limb with a white or pink and white
striped flower. Although it is a very beautiful and versatile plant for the
tropical landscape, by the mid 1980s it had virtually disappeared from the
commercial market, as it is not well suited to mass production, storage and
transport.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Balsam bloomed @ home
First time I saw the balsam in
Valparai, on the Western Ghats and it was bloomed in gorgeous red! Impressed in
its beautiful and colorful flowers, my grandmother collected some seeds from
there and sowed at our flower pots and in her backyard. The plant grows very
fast and looked like small trees grown in pots, but they haven’t flowered and we
also stopped watering the plant and later cleared the pots to plant other.
The balsam plant, which is native
to the Himalayas has colorful blossoms and also sweet scented. Just look like
an orchid growing in the wild, the balsam plant grows in hilly regions and does
not require much watering. The plant grows in large numbers and sometimes the
whole mountainous region where the plant is seen is covered with pink or red. The balsam plant has a unique way of
propagation, which develops seed pods that burst and spreads the seeds far
away.
The flap of a petal which looks
like a helmet and this plant is also called the policeman’s helmet. The plant
grows for two to three feet and flowers profusely, have leaves bright green in
color growing in central arrangement and have wavy edges. The balsam blooms
almost similar to rose flowers, look like roses from far and only the fact that
they don’t have thorns.
The balsam grows and blooms
during summers and beginning of rains, has shown blossom now at home and not from
our pot, but the tenants who share our house in upstairs. They have kept their
flower pots in front of our house, which we water daily since they haven’t
occupied quite yet.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Summer sprung
Shimmering in sunshine
Brilliant colors exhibit…
Enrich the already exists.
The golden sunlight
Glitter and gleam
Enhance the earth
With intense heat - light
Provoke favorable weather
Only to a part of it!
Footnote:
The picture was composed at home during
morning time when sun was shimmering around!
Friday, February 21, 2014
Rangoon creeper @ home
Rangoon creeper, also known as Chinese
Honeysuckle and “Irangun Malli” in
Tamil is a vine with red flower clusters that found in Asia and many other
parts of the world either as a cultivated ornamental or run wild. The creeper seen
rooted commonly only in a small hole in cemented ground, grown exactly the way it
described at one of the corner of our house, thriving and climbing high on the
Frangipani tree.
The Rangoon creeper is a ligneous
vine that can reach from 2.5 meters to up to 8 meters, has leaves that are
elliptical with an acuminate tip and a rounded base. The clusters of flowers that
are fragrant and tubular, opens white in color which changes to pink, red and finally
to deep maroon. The plant grows on a support is very useful in covering fences and
walls and the growth rate of the plant is generally fast and don’t make heavy
fertilizer demand.
Rangoon creepers being a vigorous
twining climber, booms profusely throughout summer can reach as much as 70 feet
in tropical climates. The creeper that does like medium to bright light is
found in thickets or secondary forests of the Philippines, India and Malaysia.
These pictures were shot in September 2013 and the picture above is a close-up macro on the flowers.
Monday, September 09, 2013
The last four months
There was a
mixed feeling being shifted to this house more than four months back. There
were many ups and downs related to family and home environment, but the part of
my life travels on similar path, more or less, nothing bothered me much and I
don’t feel much change in my life, apart some mishap with father (who’s just
back to normal after his bike fall) which led our life thought physically
trouble and emotional stress. For nearly two months, mom had been the only caretaker
of mine to take care of my needs indeed without the support of dad, which was
the troublesome phase ever in my life.
our small backyard |
Today
everything seem to be nothing and the difficult times are no more, because,
they are almost become a part of my practical life. Leaving those behind, life
has been wonderful with pros and cons and the weather on other hand had been
very pleasant these days unlike extremely hot when we shifted home back in
April and followed by sultry May. The rain that make way through last two months
had sent wakeup calls to mosquitoes (even though they aren’t new for us and
they are almost everywhere around Chennai) we are forced to close all the
windows and door before 6 pm to prevent them enough. Even we can’t sleep
without fans on; glad we have an inverter to keep us asleep when the power goes
off often when it rains.
The house is well lit throughout the day without
a need for lights (each room has two wide windows) only the wind couldn’t enter
much unless there’s heavy blow outside. We aren’t daring to keep all windows
open to make free entry for mosquitoes since we haven’t put nets for windows
like how we done at our early house. Though it isn’t a matter anyway, but
maintaining the house to keep clean wasn’t easy enough which was double the
size of our early one and with trees around we can’t stop leaves thrown
down. But what I liked more was the
small garden space of the backyard, which is enough to say than nothing, and
who won’t dream of a house with garden space. I liked it much and want to see
it bloom with flowers and grasses.
Before we come
to this home, my bro wanted to make lawns with the open spaces around but once
rain stared to pour the grasses began to grow on its own on the open space. I
know they aren't the grasses use for lawns, but a kind of wild weeds growing
fast to a foot now and looking for a cleanup. I suggest mom to direct a cow
(those pass our house everyday and some time lie close to our compound for the
shadow of the tree) to have the grasses as its breakfast, but she don’t like my
idea saying that it will also eat our others plants.
We had
re-planted some of our pot plants there and there’s already a yellow flowering
shrub and bougainvillea that need to grow enough to see blossom. There are
jasmines, hibiscuses, anthimanthaarai (4 O'clocks flower) and button roses
(check the collage above) growing close to ground. It’s so good to see them
blooming like white bulbs every morning and 4 O'clock flowers in cheerful
yellow, there’s also a white frangipani tree at our parking dropping fabulous
flowers. Just four months old, the neighbors were still strange enough except
for this only family that made touch with us, since facing our side front it
was easy making friendship with them.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
Love flourish
Love blooms
like a flower out of bud
for the male bee
to smooch with pollen.
Love is a nature
inbuilt in every species
like clouds for sky
and green foliage.
Love grasp
an invisible hope
attached to heart strings
playing vibration modes.
P.S. I’m not active
on internet for a while and so, perhaps this could continue for some time until
next weekend. Since cousins visiting home, I am busy spending time with them and
its quite fun being together. We have also planned for a vacation or travel on
June first.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Flameless Sun
Picture by Jeevan: Ooty Botanical Garden |
Its fun taking pictures on sunflower
a flameless sun, sparkle in golden yellow
breaking down a sow of seed, the sun rise
from a vivid bud, grows a graceful flower.
breaking down a sow of seed, the sun rise
from a vivid bud, grows a graceful flower.
From the garden of Blue Mountains
I captured this yellow beauty
holding a smile always as cheerful
building its hope upon vibrant colors.
I captured this yellow beauty
holding a smile always as cheerful
building its hope upon vibrant colors.
As bright as sun with dark disk
core
has the only guts to face the sun forever
following its journey from east to west
displays a glorious sight alongside sunlight.
has the only guts to face the sun forever
following its journey from east to west
displays a glorious sight alongside sunlight.
Being a source on everyday recipe
sunflowers produces fuel for multipurpose;
there isn’t sunburns exposed to this sun
only to become favorite of almost everyone.
sunflowers produces fuel for multipurpose;
there isn’t sunburns exposed to this sun
only to become favorite of almost everyone.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Exotic Flowers - bits and pieces
Kodakanal is not only a tourist
destination or summer paradise; it’s a wonderful place to explore exotic as
well wild beautiful flowers. Kodaikanal has one of the best climates to grow variety
of flowing plants to blossom at vibrant colors, enriches the already fascinating
atmosphere and gracefulness at exists. Many a time I had said Kodaikanal is one
of my favorite place and among many a thing that cherish me at sense, flowers
had been my enormous passion and desire to ahead there just like many other flourish
my heart.
Even I feel sorry for the
evergreen, mist and moisture environment being draw backed into a concrete
jungle where only man could live other than any others. I still hold breathe
though the remnants and hope left around the mountains in protection of nature
and wildlife. Comeback to flowers, I had wonderful opportunities while staying
there a good few times at different locations and each cottage or house has at
least few flower plants to bloom at exotic and even the general flowers look
enhance and more refreshing in vibrant colors.
The flower you see in the picture
above is called 'Sweet William'. Doesn't it rely upon the essence? But there’s an
interesting yet bad reputed story behind
the flower which bears a common English title, even it believed truly uncertain,
Sweet William is often said to honor the 18th century Prince
William, Duke of Cumberland. Prince
William, the younger son of King George II is infamous for his generally brutal
treatment on the enemies and his savage after the Battle of Culloden earned him
the title Butcher Cumberland. It is also claimed that the Scots sometimes call
the flower as Stinking Billy and to this day, there are many in Scotland who
will not grow this plant in their gardens.
Also the English botanist John
Gerard referred Sweet William, a member of the large Dianthus family in his
garden catalogue of 1596, 150 years before Culloden. Sweet Williams are a hardy
biennial flower that sown during mid-years, blooms in pretty colors of pink,
white, red and purple.
The green flower you see in the photo below is called Sedum, a flowering plant from the family of Crassulaceae whose members are commonly known as stone-crops The sedums are cultivated as garden plants, due to their interesting and attractive appearance. The various species of the plant differ in their requirements: some are cold-hardy but do not tolerate heat and some are quite opposite. The so pretty blue color delphinium on the photo down right is little harming to humans because of the presence of toxic in them. The plants commonly seen on high elevation areas significantly cause cattle poisoning on rangelands in western US.
The green flower you see in the photo below is called Sedum, a flowering plant from the family of Crassulaceae whose members are commonly known as stone-crops The sedums are cultivated as garden plants, due to their interesting and attractive appearance. The various species of the plant differ in their requirements: some are cold-hardy but do not tolerate heat and some are quite opposite. The so pretty blue color delphinium on the photo down right is little harming to humans because of the presence of toxic in them. The plants commonly seen on high elevation areas significantly cause cattle poisoning on rangelands in western US.
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Saturday, February 02, 2013
Flowers – never cease to amaze
Flowers are beautiful creations
on earth and nature’s best bestow. Every time looking at a flower at blossom, it’s
hard to deny giving away the grief and in case of deep sorry, they relieve
grievance and enrich the peaceful mind that deserves calm. I wonder there could
be anyone who doesn't like flowers and I guess if so, one would lack some sense
of form and flowers are always my favorite and a part of my travel and wherever
I go, I would like to see some flowers.
Flowers are everywhere in
different shades, variety of brands and fragrance, touching our heart with
their each sensible source: the soft petals conveys kind; colors add cheerful to
eyes and fragrance as graceful scent to desire. Festivals or rituals, flowers
lead the pace and adorn women tress esp. in Tamil culture, wearing flowers on
tress back is a frequent practice that also enhance their elegance. We really
need no reason to like flowers; they are just spotless and their natural
tendency is flawless to suit any occasion and never cease to amaze me.
The photos captured above is a
button rose bloomed from our flower pot and it is the only surviving rose plant
that we bought some 6 months ago, along with few Kashmir rose plants that faced
end very soon. We bought number of rose
plants in past but nothing survived long liked the button rose plant unlike the
early one that flourished without any flowers.
Monday, December 31, 2012
New Year Wishes
Pic by Jeevan |
புத்தம் புது வாசமாய்
பூக்கட்டுà®®் ஓர் பொன்னான வருடம் ...
பூக்கட்டுà®®் ஓர் பொன்னான வருடம் ...
The fresh fragrance
fascinate everywhere
flourish a golden year .
fascinate everywhere
flourish a golden year .
அனைவருக்குà®®் என் இனிய புத்தாண்டு
வாà®´்த்துகள்
Wishing
everyone a very Happy New Year – 2013: Best wishes for a brilliant future J
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