Blooms of Bayshore -Final

Just around the pond beside jade are many flowering plants. I have not been successful in getting the names of all of them, but what i do have is some snaps for record. Shall keep updating whenever i get more information. Readers can help.

The big bright yellow flowers near to the road stand out among them all. With a red background formed by Reuellia Elengans and its own dark green leaves, it gives a colorful mix.

yellow allamandas

These are the Allamanda flowers (kolambi poovu in malayalam). They are a common tropical shrub found in most gardens and wild in the tropical region. The flowers which are trumpet shaped come in various colors - white, pink, purple, orange and yellow which is the most common variety.

purple allamandas

Family : Apocynaceae. It is interesting that the white sap of these plants are medicinal. They have antibacterial and anticancer properties. But direct exposure to the sap may sometimes cause skin irritation, itches and can cause rashes. 

Creepy Daisy is another common tropical plant which has bright yellow flowers but are much smaller and typically used by gardeners as a ground-cover. As the name suggests they are partial creepers and grow as weeds.

creepy daisy

Their bright yellow flowers which bloom all through the year and in plenty attract a lot of honey bees. Just about every other flower had a tiny bee or butterfly resting on it.

busy bee on the daisy, wedelia trilobata

Family : Asteraceae
Botanical Name: Wedelia Trilobata
It belongs to the same family as that of the sunflower, hence the same petal arrangement and similarity in looks.
Rarely, in some traditional medicines, wedelia is used to treat hepatitis, infections and to clear the placenta after birth. Am sure we would not even dreamt that there would be something medicinal about this weed !!!

Near the pebble path beside the pool is a shrub with tiny lilac colored flowers hanging down in bunches. The more attractive part are the bunches of tiny bead sized bright orange seeds hanging all over the shrub. A well named plant , golden dew drops, attract a lot of humming birds into your garden if you have them.

Golden dew drops

It is also known commonly as Pigeon berry or Sky flower plant. If i read right, the flower is known Nilkanta in Hindi.
Botanical name: Duranta Erecta
Family : Verbenaceae

pretty lilac flowers of golden dew drops

Going ahead the curve beside tower jade is a blend of bright colored flowers commonly known as "Peacock flower" for their petal shapes and long pistils. Named Rajamalli in Malayalam, they come in shades of pink, bright orange with a mix of yellow and plain yellow.

pink Peacock flower

Peacock flowers and buds

Botanical Name: Caesdpinia Pulcherrima
Family: Ceasalpiniaceae , the same as gulmohar.

orange gultura

Rajamalli Poovu orange colored

Gultera , as it is called in Hindi, is the national flower of Barbados.

yellow peacock flowers

I couldnt stop clicking the vibrant flowers and have so many snaps of them, especially since it also had a lot of butterflies and humming birds hovering around.The birds were too restless and constantly moving around flowers that were in plenty. I managed to get a shot of a dragon fly which somehow chose to sit on a dry branch rather than the flowers!

dragon fly on a dry branch

4gms of extract from the root of this plant is also said to induce abortion in the first trimester....Yewww! :)

All around the condo scattered around is one flower and we have many shades of it too. "Rugmini" in Hindi and "Thetchi poovu" in malayalam, we have its yellow, red , pink and white varieties around the condo.

pink thetchi poovu

Family :Rubiaceae
Botanical name: Ixora

ixora flowers

The red flowers are most commonly used for worship. This along with tulsi leaves and a flower named "Mandaram" forms the favorite garland of presiding deity of the famous temple in Guruvayur, Kerala.

 techi poovu, red ixora

There are many more that i found, but could not find details about them. Have not found their names yet nor have i processed the snaps properly. So not posting them in this series. I am assuming the blog has been colorful enough already; hence choosing to avoid them.  If you find time someday early in the morning, do go out yourself to check out these vibrant lives around Bayshore Park. You would be surprised at how fresh and peaceful you would feel in their company!