Ever Green Nature

Name :Golden Shower Tree
Scientific name : Cassia fistula
Family :Fabaceae
Malayalam :KaniKonna
Hindi : Bendra lathi

The Golden Shower Tree or Indian laburnum Cassia locally known as Kanikkonna in the family Fabaceae, local to southern Asia, from southern Pakistan east through India to Myanmar and south to Sri Lanka. The flowers are of ritual importance in the Vishu festival. The medium-sized tree blooms in a particular season during the Medam month of Malayalam calendar (April-May), when Keralites celebrate Vishu.It is a medium-sized tree budding to 10-20 m tall with fast growth. The leaves are deciduous or semi-evergreen. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical areas. It blooms in the month of May; flowering is plentiful, with trees being covered with yellow flowers. The golden shower tree is the national flower of Thailand and is called Dok Khuen; its yellow leaves symbolize Thai royalty. The golden shower tree is the state flower of Kerala in India

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.