Charming Flowers

Calibrachoa is a very beautiful flower that bears hundreds of small bell-shaped flowers often used as a cascading flower for suspended pots and overhangs. Its trailing habit makes it perfect for use in hanging baskets, containers or as a small area ground cover. They prefer to be grown in moist but well-drained, organically rich soil in full sun. They do…

Catharanthus roseus, commonly known as bright eyes, Cape periwinkle, graveyard plant, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, pink periwinkle, rose periwinkle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant. It is a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer. The Madagascar periwinkle or Catharanthus is a flower that quickly spreads. They are considered half-hardy annuals, and the flowers may…

This beautiful flowering plant is sure to steal the show when you plant them. They have pastel colored flowers which bloom to a considerable size. The foliage of the plant also adds beauty to the overall look of the garden. Hydrangeas are old-fashioned flowers that are difficult to resist. It is easy to cultivate, tolerate almost any soil, and produce abundant…

Dianthus usually comes in a number of varieties and produce fragrant with notched petals.They popularly appear in pink, purple and white. Best grown in spring making your garden/balcony pleasant and eye-catching.  The dianthus, carnation radiates a sweet and exotic odour, which provides gardens and balconies with unique flair. Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in…

Cyclamen is a petite flowering plant that has sweet-scented, small blooms on long stems that stretch up above the foliage. It is a tuberous perennial, meaning it dies down to its thick roots (tubers) during its summer dormancy period and then regrows quickly each fall. Its flowers come in shades of pink, purple, red, and white. It's commonly grown as…

Jasmine flowers have an unmistakable smell attached to them. The Jasmine is a very popular flower around the world especially in the tropics because of its unique fragrance. The Jasmine is native to tropical and warm or temperate regions of the old world. Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family. It contains around 200 species native to tropical…

Here’s another plant to bring good luck your way! Chinese evergreens are popular houseplants across Asia and for good reason too. Not only do they bring prosperity into the house but these perennial herbs are counted among the most durable houseplants you can ever grow. Theytolerate poor light, dry air and drought very well. Aglaonema commutatum, commonly called Chinese evergreen,…

Blooms are carried in small clusters of two to five, each flower is 4-5cm across and may be single or double, sometimes with ruffled petals. The colors of blooms are white, magenta or any pink shade and sometimes they are attractively bicolored. Their blooms are often lasting several weeks. Here’s a popular, fragrant flowering shrub that has always signaled the…

A trailing leafy vine that adds aesthetic value to your home, Pothos is a great indoor houseplant to have! Its leaves are heart-shaped bright green and waxy in texture and vary in colours ranging from pale green, white or yellow. They are also known as Devils’ Ivy and can be easily grown indoors. They are excellent in purifying the air…

Prayer plants make an amazing addition to your collection of indoor houseplants. They have dark green leaves with light green/white and red strip running down its spine. This plant gets its unique name because of the unique nature of its leaves. They fold in an upright position at night, resembling that of folding hands in prayer. The Red Prayer Plant…

The foliage shows compact growth and the upright stem in the later years of growth transform into climbing stem. Native to Central and South America and known for their unique arrow-like leaf shape, Arrowhead plants are easy to grow and do well in low to medium light. The Goosefoot or Arrowhead plant is named so because of the arrow or…

The Aluminum plant does occasionally flower, but the tiny white blooms are not ornamental. You will want to remove them as soon as they bloom to conserve energy for the impressive foliage growth. The Aluminum plant is an easy going house plant that is generally simple to please. So long as the Pilea cadierei plant gets the water and sunlight…