Friday, May 9, 2014

The flower pot is something I have been searching for a while and once I picked it up from a flower show earthen pot counter I had this plant on my mind to plant in it.The plant is called Elephant ear ---Caladium.
The leaves are heart shaped and green and red in colour. They need warm soil and shade to grow.The vibrant red and green combination renders colour to my garden, particularly when the flowers are yet to bloom.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Cherry Plant in my window garden

Cherry in my garden

A ripened cherry 

Poinsettia

Poinsettia---This is one of my favourite. The bright red coloured bracts look very attractive and in winter it adds colour to my window.The bracts remain on the plant for weeks and looks very attractive.The flowers are inconspicuous and the bracts make up for the flowers. It is widely used in Christmas decorations and is also called the flame leaf flower.Poinsettias respond to photoperiodism.They require 12 hrs of darkness continuously for five days for the bracts to change colour.