Ever Green Nature

Family : Plumbaginaceae
Binomial name : Plumbago auriculata
English : Leadwort, Blue leadwort
Hindi : Neelchitra, Chita
Malayalam : Koduveli, Neelakkoduveli

A beautiful permanent plant with semi woody stems and several branches. Leaves simple unequal sized, vary, or sometimes in a spiral; flowers blue in short reduced incurable spikes. It grows well in a container outdoors and can be watered freely in the summer. To get the flowers to appear, the plumbago requires a warm place in full sun or partial shade.

Name : Flame of woods
Family : Rubiaceae
Scientific Name : Ixora coccinea Linn
Malayalam : Thechi
Hindi : Rangam

Ixora is a general flowering plant said to be a native of Asia. There are about 400 species of Ixora and its flowers look pleasant in gardens. They differ in leaf size, plant height, and flower size and flower color. This plant which blooms throughout the year is easy to grow. The flowers are found in a wide range of colours.

Name : china rose / Shoe-flower plant
Family : Malvaceae
Scientific Name : Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Malayalam : Chembaruthi
Hindi : Gurhal

The Hibiscus plant has a wide collection of uses. The fluid of the leaves as well as the flower is considered good for inducing hair increase. It acts as a usual hair-conditioning agent and is commonly used in herbal shampoos and hair oils. Women traditionally use it to colour their hair / eyebrows. The crushed flower is also used as a shoe polish and hence is referred to as ‘shoe flowers’. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant.

Name :Sandal
Family :Santalaceae
Scientific Name :Santalum album
Malayalam :Chadanam
Hindi :Chandan

Good quality of sandal oil available in Karnataka (Mysore) India .Sandal oil used as a perfume .This is also used as medicine in ayurvedha .Sandal wood is used to make wood statues ,wood jewelry box ,wood photo frames etc. Most of the Sandal woods are medium sized trees. .Sandal wood is developed in Marayoor forests (karnataka)

In Hinduism, sandalwood is used for ceremonies. Its use as an embalming paste is used in temples on god. Majority of Hindus wear a mark of this paste on their forehead right above the middle of the eyes. This is supposed to keep cool the body and the mind.