flowering plant

Rose

A Rose is a woody perennial of the genus rosa . Within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species and thousands of cultivars . They form a group of plant that can be erect shrubs , climbing ortrailing  with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles . flowers very in size and shape are usually large and showy in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds . Most species are native to Asia with smaller numbers native to Europe ,North America and Northwest Africa . Species cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant . Rose plant range in size from compact miniature roses to climber that can reach seven meters in height . Different species hybridize easily and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses .

Uses
Roses are best known as ornamental plant grown for their flowers in the garden and sometimes indoors. They have been also use for commercial perfumery and commercial cut flowers crops .some are use as landscape plants for hedging and for others utilitarian purposes such as game cover and slope stabilization . They also have minor medicinal uses. Rose petals or flower buds are sometimes used to flavour ordinary tea or combined with other herbs to make herbal teas.

Begonias

The name of  Begonia refers to the genius of flowering plant that are  grown for their colourful, showy bloom and ornamental foliage. Begonia are both annual and perennial and available in  a range of varieties literally. You can grow Begonia in a containers and pots. they can  be kept inside the house as they are used  to of that environment .You can grow the Begonia by placing them anywhere and everywhere in your house.

you can plant the Begonia by seeds or just cut the stem from existing plant. You can cut the plant just above a leaf node deep the cutting in rooting hormone and take care of the plant very well .And if you want to grow the Begonia by seeds than you require little patience as the germination of begonia seeds require 2- 3 weeks. Usually people go for readymade plant from nursery .





Adenium obesum

Adenium obesum is a species of flowering plant in dogbane family . "Adenium obesum "is  also known by the name Sabi stars ,Kudu , Mock Azalea , Impala Lily, a desert  rose. Adenium plant originally belong to the Subtropical Eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia.
Description: it is an evergreen or drought deciduous succulent shrub which can loose their leaves in cold weather . They have variety of colours like pink , red , white . The flower tends to red and pink often with whitish blush outword  of the throat.
The plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's  award of garden merit.

The toxic sap of its roots and steam  is used as arrow poison for hunting.

 



Periwinkle (Vinca)

 

Vinca is a genus in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe , northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. The English name periwinkle is shared with the related genus Catharanthus . In India the plant is known as sadaphuli meaning ' always  flowering'.

Vinca plant are subshrubs or herbaceous and have slender trailing stem 1-2 cm(3-6)long but not growing more then 20-70cm above the ground. The stem frequently take roots where they touch the ground , enabling the plant to spread widely .They dies back to the root system in winter. The flowers produced through most of the year are slaver form ,simple 2.5 -7cm (1-3inch) broad with five usually violet (occasionally white) petals joined together the base to form a tube .The fruit consist of a pair of diversity follicles  a dry fruit which is dehiscent along one rupture site in order to release seeds.
Garden
Two of the species Vinca major and Vinca minor are extensively cultivated  as a flowering evergreen ornamental plant .Because the plant are low and spread quickly ,they are often used as ground cover in garden landscapes and container gardens. They are also traditionally used in older cemeteries as an evergreen maintenance-free garden cover . Many cultvars are available with different plant leaf and flowers colours ,size and habits.
Medicinal uses
There are at least 86 alkaloids extracted from plant in the Vinca genus . The chemotherapy agent vincristine is extracted from vinca  rosea  and is used to treat some leukemias, lymphomas and childhood cancer as well as several other types of cancer and some non-cancerous condition .Vinblastine is a chemical analogue of vincristine and is also used to treat various forms of cancer .Dimeric alkaloid such as vincristine and vinblastine are produced by coupling of smaller indole alkaloid such as vindoline  and catharanthine .




 







coleus

 

Coleus was a genus of flowering plant in the family lamiaceae .The form 'coleus'is often used as a common name for species formally place n the genus coleus that are cultivated as ornamental plants ,particularly coleus blumei (plectranthos scutellerioides ) which is popular as garden plant for its bright coloured foliage.

Varieties

There are actually about 60 species of coleus all native to Asia and Malaysia .However virtually all of the coleus available are derived from the single coleus blumei species acrossed with the few other species. Hybridizing work within  this group has been extensive there are literally 100 ,if not thousands of cultivars . Buy a coleus for its leaves and don't worry too much about its parentage.

Growers Tips

Coleus tends toward brittle leginers , so they are best used in display with other coleus or with other plants. If the plant start to loose its leaves ,its probably to dark or cold .If the colour wash out , its probablu getting too much sun.

Coleus one of the rare plant that are grown  almost exclusive for its colourful foliage .In this regard they're like crotons, but they are smaller and perhaps somewhat easier to grow inside .Coleus are truly in their glory in masses .Their leaves are available in green, purple, orange, red, yellow and in a striking array of pattern. Coleus are also fun plant to propagate  ,new plant grown from seed will be new creation.

Hibiscus

 Introduction

The word hibiscus derived from the ancient Greek hibiskos, the name for the plant known as marsh mallow or white mallow. Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing more than 200 species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. By recent count about 220 species of annuals, perennials, herbs, shrubs and trees belong to the genus Hibiscus. This is a genus of great diversity. Some hibiscuses originated in tropical regions of the world, other in temperate regions. Some are herbaceous, others woody. In habit they range from low-growing, spreading, types to upright, woody forms that reach up to six meter tall.

The flowers of most species open early in the morning and begin to droop and wilt by late afternoon. Most last only one day, but a few varieties have flowers that last two days or more. While most hibiscus flowers are odorless, a few are modestly fragrant. The hibiscus flower can be found in many colors and sizes, which will determine the specific type of flower. According to research information there are more than a thousand color options, but no blue or black in the true sense. The sizes will vary from 2 inch blooms to 12 inch blooms.It is a beautiful plant. But apart from being beautiful, a hibiscus plant and flower is immensely useful too.

Medicinal Value.

It has medicinal properties that are helpful in treating dandruff, hemorrhoids and blood pressure irregularities. Loss of appetite, indigestion, and respiration problems can also be treated by hibiscus extracts. Use caution and consult a physician before using any hibiscus medicinally or for other health purposes. Pregnant women should avoid Hibiscus species altogether, as some appear to have abortive effects .

Uses

           Sorrel is a very popular cold beverage that is consumed during the Christmas time. It is often drunk with hard drinks like rum and wine. Due to the presence of Vitamin C in it, hibiscus extract is also used for adding a tangy flavour to certain foods and drinks.