Flowering Plants

Portulaca grandiflora is a succulent flowering plant in the family Portulacaceae, native to Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay and often cultivated in gardens. It has many common names, including rose moss, eleven o'clock, Mexican 

Species such as Pentas lanceolata can withstand full sunlight and need little to no care, growing even in locations that are dry and hot. Species. Pentas ...

Euphorbia milii, commonly called crown of thorns, is a woody, succulent shrub that features (a) fleshy, bright green leaves, (b) inconspicuous flowers in clusters subtended by very showy petal-like red or yellow bracts and (c) thick sharp black thorns (to 1/2" long) which cover its water-storing branches and stems.Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurgeSome euphorbias are widely available commercially, such as poinsettias at Christmas. Some are commonly cultivated as ornamentals, or collected and highly valued for the aesthetic appearance of their unique floral structures, such as the crown of thorns plants.

Common names for this species include poinciana, peacock flower, red bird of paradise, Mexican bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, flos pavonis, and flamboyant-de-jardin.It is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in domestic and public gardens in warm climates with mild winters,it tolerates pruning well allows it to be planted in groups to form a hedgerow; it can be also used to attract hummingbirds.

Ixora is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It consists of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs and holds around 500 species.
Though native to the tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world, its center of diversity is in Tropical Asia.
It is commonly known as West Indian Jasmine.
The plants possess leathery leaves, ranging from 3 to 6 inches in length, and produce large clusters of tiny flowers in the summer. Members of Ixora prefer acidic soil and are suitable choices for bonsai.

 

Specifications:

• Common name: Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame, West Indian jasmine. Rangan, kheme, ponna, chann tanea, techi, pan, santan, jarum-jarum.
• Color: Yellow
• Difficulty level: Easy
• Family: Rubiaceae

Planting Care:

• This is Indoor Plant.
• Sunlight: Bright light, but avoid direct sunlight in summer.
• Soil: The most important thing to remember when planting Ixora is that it must be planted in acidic soil because alkaline soil can result in yellow foliage. These acid-loving plants thrive in rich, moist, peat-based soil.
• Water: Ixora likes to be watered, but you shouldn’t do it excessively. Keep soil continuously moist, but reduce watering in the winter.
• Temperature: Above 60ºF is preferred even in winter. Avoid cold drafts if temperature drops lower
• Fertilizer: Feed in spring with slow-release pellets or weekly during growing season with liquid fertilizer.

Care:

• Water Ixora as needed to keep the soil evenly moist, but not muddy.
• Although the plant prefers moist soil, it may rot in excessively soggy soil.
• Water the shrub sparingly during the winter months.
• Feed Ixora in early spring, using an acidic fertilizer formulated for Ixora, azalea and gardenias, which has a ratio such as 4-8-8, along with minor elements that are beneficial.
• Repeat in midsummer and autumn.
• Acidic fertilizer is especially important if the foliage takes on a yellowish cast, indicating a magnesium deficiency caused by improper soil pH.
• Apply the fertilizer according to label specifications, then water deeply.
• In spring, remove the mulch along with the top crust of soil.

Beautiful flowers uses in the home garden

Plumeria alba, commonly called white frangipani or nosegay, is a small rounded deciduous tree of the dogbane family that grows in a vase-shape to 15-25' tall. It features fragrant white flowers with yellow centers. Upright branches are thick but weak, and have a milky sap.Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. Plumeria branches are succulent. The trunk and branches of the Plumeria species have a milky latex sap. It contains poisonous compounds that irritate the eyes and skin

Ixora coccinea, commonly called flame of the woods or jungle geranium, is a rounded evergreen shrub that that typically grows to 4-6' (less frequently to 10') tall. It is native to India, Sri Lanka and southeast Asia, but is now widely grown in tropical areas around the world

Lantana camara is a thorny shrub upright, half climbing or sometimes more or less hanging, reaching 2-3 m in height. The stems and branches are angular, bearing curved spines, arranged along the edges

Cascabela thevetia is an evergreen tropical shrub or small tree.All parts of the C. thevetia plant are toxic to most vertebrates as they contain cardiac glycosides. Many cases of intentional and accidental poisoning of humans are known.Cascabela thevetia is cultivated as an ornamental plant, and planted as large flowering shrub or small ornamental tree standards in gardens and parks in temperate climates. In frost prone areas it is container plant, in the winter season brought inside a greenhouse or as a house plant. It tolerates most soils and is drought tolerant.The plant's toxins have tested in experiments for uses in biological pest control.

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblackplant, is a species of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae

Taking care and growing adenium obesum, a succulent plant more commonly known as Desert Rose is not challenging, and the plant will reward you with its unusual shape, beautiful deep red to pure white flowers and its tolerance of occasional neglect.

Desert Rose plants found at the garden shop are usually grown from seed and similar to the true species found in nature. With the right conditions, adenium obesum can be a fast growing and stunning houseplant

 

Specifications:

• Family: Apocynaceae
• Common name: Desert Rose
• Color: Beautiful pink flowers
• Bloom time: Year round blooming plant
• Height: Their foliage is generally oval-shaped and varies in size (2-7 inches). The size generally depends on the maturity of the plant and its location
• Difficulty level: Easy

Planting Care:

• The plant performs best in big size containers (8inh or more) or plant them on ground
• Sunlight: These plants require much sunlight for proper development. If they are growing in cloudy locations, they become spindly and develop less vibrant blooms. Some species can withstand 30-50% shade and the sun can burn their foliage.
• Soil: The plant needs a good quality, coarse potting mix of 65% perlite, 5% rock, 5% sand and 20% top soil with coir or a small percentage of peat. Do not add fertilizer until the plant has been in the pot for 2 to 3 months.
• Water: Water them 2 to 3 times a week.
  
  Temperature: The temperature required for these plants is not more than 95 degrees F. In areas with high humidity these plants grow better, regardless of whether they are outdoors or indoors.
  
  Fertilizer: Established adeniums do not need much care. In fact, many people never fertilize their adeniums and they grow great. Do not fertilize when flowering because it may cause the flower to drop. Dormancy. These plants require special care, especially after entering dormant periods. It is advised to move containers to dry and frost-free locations and water the plants once per month.

Care: 

• Daily watering is essential only during hot summer days.
• As the flower grows in warm climates, where the temperature always remains above 50F even at night, remember to water it regularly even throughout winter months.
• This will allow the soil to dry out between watering.
• Temperature is another thing you should pay attention to.
• In case you live in a subtropical climate, you can place the plant indoors until the cold weather passes.

Special Feature:

• Can be kept indoor in AC. The more sunlight plant gets, the more flowers it blooms. The plant is very hardy, it needs little care.

Use:
Ornamental use:

• It generally keeps indoor in the living room and in terrace area.

 

 

Taking care and growing adenium obesum, a succulent plant more commonly known as Desert Rose is not challenging, and the plant will reward you with its unusual shape, beautiful deep red to pure white flowers and its tolerance of occasional neglect.

Desert Rose plants found at the garden shop are usually grown from seed and similar to the true species found in nature. With the right conditions, adenium obesum can be a fast growing and stunning houseplant

 

Specifications:

• Family: Apocynaceae
• Common name: Desert Rose
• Difficulty level: Easy.

Planting Care:

• Sunlight: These plants require much sunlight for proper development. If they are growing in cloudy locations, they become spindly and develop less vibrant blooms. Some species can withstand 30-50% shade and the sun can burn their foliage.
• Soil: The plant needs a good quality, coarse potting mix of 65% perlite, 5% rock, 5% sand and 20% top soil with coir or a small percentage of peat. Do not add fertilizer until the plant has been in the pot for 2 to 3 months.
• Water: Water them 2 to 3 times a week.
• Temperature: The temperature required for these plants is not more than 95 degrees F. In areas with high humidity these plants grow better, regardless of whether they are outdoors or indoors.
• Fertilizer: Established adeniums do not need much care. In fact, many people never fertilize their adeniums and they grow great. Do not fertilize when flowering because it may cause the flower to drop. Dormancy. These plants require special care, especially after entering dormant periods. It is advised to move containers to dry and frost-free locations and water the plants once per month.

Care:

• Daily watering is essential only during hot summer days.
• As the flower grows in warm climates, where the temperature always remains above 50F even at night, remember to water it regularly even throughout winter months.
• This will allow the soil to dry out between watering.
• Temperature is another thing you should pay attention to.
• In case you live in a subtropical climate, you can place the plant indoors until the cold weather passes.

Special Feature:

• Can be kept indoor in AC. The more sunlight plant gets, the more flowers it blooms. The plant is very hardy, it needs little care.

Use:
Ornamental use:

• Its generally keep indoor in living room and in terrace area.

 

 

• Bloom time: The flowers are inconspicuous and the plants are grown mainly for their foliage
• Difficulty level: Easy to grow

Planting Care:

• Plant in spring, summer, or fall, spacing plants 3 to 6 feet apart. Dig a hole only as deep as the root ball and 2 to 3 times as wide. If your soil is in very poor condition, amend the soil you ve removed from the hole with a small amount of compost. Otherwise, don t amend it at all.

• Carefully remove the plant from the container and set it in the hole. Fill the hole half full with soil, then water it well to settle the soil and eliminate air pockets. Let the water drain, then fill the remainder of the hole with soil and water thoroughly.
• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Soil: Hibiscus want loamy but not too heavy soil. Regular quality potting soil with added compost is an ideal base.The soil should be coarse rather than fine. Watch out for soil that is mainly fine peat, it tends to compact in the pots, resulting in badly aerated roots.

We are offering Hibiscus White Plant to our client. The flowers are attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds.

Specifications:

• Common name: Chinese hibiscus and tropical hibiscus.
• Color: Pink White
• Bloom time: The flowers are inconspicuous and the plants are grown mainly for their foliage
• Height: The plants can grow to 15 feet tall in frost-free areas.
• Difficulty level: Easy to grow

Planting Care:

• Plant in spring, summer, or fall, spacing plants 3 to 6 feet apart. Dig a hole only as deep as the root ball and 2 to 3 times as wide. If your soil is in very poor condition, amend the soil you ve removed from the hole with a small amount of compost. Otherwise, don t amend it at all.
• Carefully remove the plant from the container and set it in the hole. Fill the hole half full with soil, then water it well to settle the soil and eliminate air pockets. Let the water drain, then fill the remainder of hole with soil and water thoroughly.
• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Soil: Hibiscus want loamy but not too heavy soil. Regular quality potting soil with added compost is an ideal base.The soil should be coarse rather than fine. Watch out for soil that is mainly fine peat, it tends to compact in the pots, resulting in badly aerated roots.
• Water: Hibiscus like water but do not let it stand with wet feet . The soil needs to dry up between watering to protect from root rot. Make certain no excess water remains in the planter half an hour after watering. Pay particularly attention to this for plants that are placed in a cool spot where the temperature stays below 60F (+16C).
• Its important to refrain from watering with cold water in winter.

Specifications:

• Common name: Chinese hibiscus and tropical hibiscus.
• Bloom time: The flowers are inconspicuous and the plants are grown mainly for their foliage
• Difficulty level: Easy to grow

Planting Care:

• Plant in spring, summer, or fall, spacing plants 3 to 6 feet apart. Dig a hole only as deep as the root ball and 2 to 3 times as wide. If your soil is in very poor condition, amend the soil you have removed from the hole with a small amount of compost. Otherwise, don t amend it at all.
• Carefully remove the plant from the container and set it in the hole. Fill the hole half full with soil, then water it well to settle the soil and eliminate air pockets. Let the water drain, then fill the remainder of the hole with soil and water thoroughly.
• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Soil: Hibiscus want loamy but not too heavy soil. Regular quality potting soil with added compost is an ideal base.The soil should be coarse rather than fine. Watch out for soil that is mainly fine peat, it tends to compact in the pots, resulting in badly aerated roots.
• Water: Hibiscus like water but do not let it stand with wet feet. The soil needs to dry up between watering to protect from root rot. Make certain no excess water remains in the planter half an hour after watering. Pay particular attention to this for plants that are placed in a cool spot where the temperature stays below 60F (+16C).
• It's important to refrain from watering with cold water in winter.
• Temperature: Temperatures between 60-90 F. (16-32 C.)and cannot tolerate temps below 32 F.

Specifications:

• Common name:Chinese hibiscus and tropical hibiscus.
• Color: Orange
• Bloom time: The flowers are inconspicuous and the plants are grown mainly for their foliage
• Difficulty level: Easy to grow

Planting Care:

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Soil: Hibiscus want loamy but not too heavy soil. Regular quality potting soil with added compost is an ideal base.The soil should be coarse rather than fine. Watch out for soil that is mainly fine peat, it tends to compact in the pots, resulting in badly aerated roots.
• Water: Hibiscus like water but do not let it stand with wet feet. The soil needs to dry up between watering to protect from root rot. Make certain no excess water remains in the planter half an hour after watering. Pay particular attention to this for plants that are placed in a cool spot where the temperature stays below 60F (+16C).
• It's important to refrain from watering with cold water in winter.
• Temprature: Temperatures between 60-90 F. (16-32 C.)and cannot tolerate temps below 32 F.

The flowers are densely filled with petals, much like antique roses, and must possess a strong fragrance. English roses are a good choice for cutting gardens. They are full, intensely perfumed flowers make sumptuous bouquets. Some varieties climb if left unpruned and can be trained along a fence or arbor.
The symbolism of rose colors is steeped in tradition. Roses inspired people over thousands of years to develop a language of color.

Specifications:

• Common name: English rose
• Difficulty level: Easy

Planting Care:

• When you bring rose plant and cannot plant it immediately, leave the plant in the box and lightly sprinkle the roots every day. Do not let the roots to dry out. Plant the rose plant as soon as possible. If cannot plant it immediately to the desired location, plant it in a container.Dig a planting hole according to the roots, the rose plant has.

• If it is 2 yrs, then dig a planting hole at least 6 inches deeper, so the roots of the plant can be accommodated without crowding or bending. Mix some fertilizer (cow manure or organic compost) with the soil in the planting hole – plant the rose plant carefully, spread its root and fill with soil. Firm the soil tightly around the plant.

• If the rose plant is not so old and has fewer roots – then dig a lesser deeper planting hole.

How to plant it?

• Cut a stem from a rose plant. Mix fertilizer with some soil, add a little water to this mixture and make a firmly tight lump at one end of the stem.

• Dig a planting hole (index finger deep) – place the stem with lump side down, fill with soil. Firm the soil tightly. Keep the soil moist continuously for 2-3 weeks.

• Sunlight: Warm temperature always preferred and grown best when grown separately.
• Soil: Rose are grown in well-drained soil with optimum sunlight. Clay or loamy soil is ideal.
• Water: Rose plant can survive drought but they won’t thrive – to have a thrive rose plant, keep the soil moist all the time.
• That means when top soil is removed by few centimeter, the soil should still be moist. For that, the soil must be soaked to 6 to 8 inch deep and not just sprinkle the water.
• Keep the rose plant moist all the time but never allow the roots to sit in water otherwise, they will rot, also the plant becomes more vulnerable to diseases.
• Temperature: 10 to 38 °C
• Fertilizer: During active growth and blooming stage, rose plants need more fertilizing. The plant need frequently feeding and generously.
• Cow manure is best preferred as fertilizer for the rose plants, but other organic fertilizers like compost are also used. Rose plants require 2-3 times feeding during the season.

Care:

• Roses, especially the repeat flowering varieties, need a generous supply of nutrients regularly through the growing season.
• Slow release or organic fertilizers applied to the ground are the most effective; however foliar feeds are also valuable for a quick effect and to help keep the leaves healthy.

Plumeria rubra is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus Plumeria. Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela, it has been widely cultivated in subtropical and tropical climates worldwide and is a popular garden and park plant, as well as being used in temples and cemeteries.It has a thick succulent trunk and sausage-like blunt branches covered with a thin grey bark. The branches are somewhat brittle and when broken, ooze a white latex that can be irritating to the skin and mucous membranes. This latex found in the stem of the plants is in fact toxic, but not deadly unless present in large quantities.Plumeria rubra makes a beautiful potted house plant. They grow well in pots, flowering reliably every summer.