Flowers

The Great Banyan Tree of India

The Great Banyan Tree also called (Ficus Benghalensis) belonging to the family Moraceae, is a more than 250 years old tree, which date of birth is yet not confirmed....

Aquatic Warble “Acrocephalus paludicola”

Aquatic Warbler is medium size bird about 12.5 cm in length. It is skulking waterside warbler. Recalls Sedge...

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis)

The good-looking White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis) is a medium-sized slender bird that resembles Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes in flight, feeding,...

The Power of Herbs and Spices for Weight Loss and Health

This article discusses the often-overlooked Power of Herbs and Spices for Weight Loss and Health. It highlights a...

Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus)

Behavior and habitats: The Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus), a long-tailed bird that lives mostly on the ground, builds...

The Beautiful Flowers of the Shingle Beach

Flowers that grow by the sea must cope with exposure to wind and salt spray. Those living on Shingle Beach also have to adapt...

How to Grow Colchicum Autumnale

Colchicum autumnale, generally recognized as autumn crocus, meadow saffron, or naked lady, is a flower that resembles the true crocuses but blooms in autumn....

Blanket Flower – Beautify your Home and Gardens

Blanket Flower is a perennial long season of bloom, produced from early summer to early fall in different shades. Blanket flower, also known as...

Coleus Plant – Loved for its Dramatically Variegated Leaves

Coleus is a colorful perennial plant, whose flowers are grown as a tender annual. This plant is loved for its dramatically variegated leaves in...

Papaver Orientale: The Gorgeous Showy Flowers

The poppy or papaver orientale showy flowers appear for at most a week or two.  In late spring or early summer in gorgeous shades...

How to Grow the Most Beautiful Cactus?

There are so many peoples, who want to know, how to grow the most beautiful Cactus. Cacti are fun to grow because of their...

Quiabentia (Britton & Rose 1923)

Within the genus Quiabentia, there are two species: one found in Brazil and the other in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. There was early and lingering...

Polaskia chichipe: Elegant cactus that resembles a columnar tree

Habitat: The Polaskia chichipe succulent cactus grows in xerophytic shrubland. Plants are treelike, branching more or less terminally to form distinct crowns up to...

Ferocactus cylindraceus (Engelmann) Orcutt 1926

Description: George Engelmann named the barrel-cactus variation Ferocactus cylindraceus in 1853. This unusual cactus poses a threat to plant collectors due to its exquisite...

Ferocactus emoryi (Engelmann) Orcutt 1926

Family: Ferocactus emoryi is a species of the family Cactaceae in the order Caryophyllales. Genus: It is a barrel cactus in the genus Ferocactus. Habitat: Ferocactus...