Bougainvillea

***  Bougainvillea  ***

This is a plant with flower like leaves around its flower. This leaves are seen in various colors like purple, white, pink, orange, red, yellow and more shades. These are popular ornamental plants in countries with warmer weather.

Office Time Flower

Office Time Flower

Office flower plant is beautiful plant usually grown in backyards or balconies. Specialty of this plant is that the magenta colored flowers on it blooms just during office times. And so the plants are called with the name.

Periwinkle

White Periwinkle

PERIWINKLE

Periwinkle is an evergreen shrub with different colored flowers. Its scientific name is Catharanthus roseus.

Roots of this plant is used as medicine in Ayurveda (Indian Medical Science). This plant has also found a place in Chinese Medical Science.

Purple Orchid

Purple Orchid

Orchid is one of the largest flower family of the world. 

These has more that 20000 species in the family. 

These flowers are found almost worldwide with more varieties in tropical areas. 

Orchid of first choice of many perfumers.

Only thing missing here is flower

 

 

Only thing missing here is flower

 

There are trees and there is shower

fallen leaves and a tower

 

Only missing thing here is a flower

Lotus and Lilly

Pink Lotus

Lotus and Lily

Lotus are symbol of purity and beauty. 

They can be found in mainly in 3 colors - 

Pink, white and cream. 

Lotus can be grown with seeds or tuber.

In Egyptian times, 

Lotus was an important flower it their daily life starting from their religion to their schools.

It is also largely finds its significance in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Because of its property of reopening every morning and closing in night,

Lotus is also referred as symbol of Sun.

Beauty of Lotus is also inspirations to many artists. 

It has found a place in many paintings and architecture.

Lotus roots are rich with nutrients and found place in many Asian dishes.

Lotus are often confused with Lily due to their similar look and shape. Lilies are plants of colder weather and found most between tropical zone 4 to 11, While lotus are plants of warm weather. They can not survive colder weather unless special care. They usually found in tropical zone 9 and above.

Lilies can be found in number of colors which surpasses that of lotus.

Lilies usually grows in 2 to 5 feet deep water and can surface up to maximum a foot. Lotus can grows up to in 12 feet deep water and can surge above water up to 2 feet.

Lily and Lily Pads

Frozen in the frost

  Frozen in the frost  

Yellow Yellow Not Dirty Fellow

   Yellow Yellow ... Not Dirty Fellow  

It's Winter

It's Winter

When peeping from window in my compound

I found 

no flower around

I know - it's winter and

the storms are taking the turn around

grounds and grounds are snow abound

Ear are still ringing with a sound -

Spring is near and I am going to found

lots of flower all around, 

lots of flower all around, lots of flower all around

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Spring is knocking door



Spring is knocking door

Cloudy Summer Morning

Flowers captured on a cloudy summer morning

Nectar

 A beetle sucking nectar from a flower at Rose garden of Minneapolis, Mn