Thursday, February 25, 2010

Blooming Friday - Colours of Holi

I am putting up the Blooming Friday post now, one day earlier, as I am leaving on a trip to some historical places for the long weekend . The flower above and below are the flowers of the Rasna, Alpinia galangal, a medicinal herb used extensively in Ayurvedic formulas. The plant puts out its orchid- like flowers during spring.
The flower shown below is bright red . I don't know its name. My camera doesn't do justice to the beauty of the flower.



There is another flower here whose name I don't know, although I have had it since 8 years. My school gardener tells me that it is a yellow Barleria, but I doubt it.

This is the red Chenille Plant from my School garden.


Red and yellow are the colours of Holi, the colourful Spring festival of India.
A happy Holi to all my Indian friends!




5 comments:

  1. I grow the Galangal Ginger as it is so good in Thai cooking.Happy Holiday Have a great weekend

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  2. The red flower might be gateria or lawyers tongue. Check the site - flowersofindia.net
    Very useful

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  3. correction - gasteria - not gateria

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  4. That Chenille Plant is so interesting...I've never seen it before :)

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