Browsing articles from "May, 2011"
Crown of thorns or Euphorbia milii
Botanical Name : Euphorbia miliiCommon Name : Crown of thorns
Maintenance : Occasional
Recommended For : Landscape
Notes : A popular small shrub of the genus grown in rock gardens and in pots.
Ficus pande or Ficus nitida
Botanical Name : Ficus nitidaCommon Name : Ficus pande
Maintenance : Periodical
Recommended For : Outdoor
Notes : The soil should be well drained but rich in organic matter.
Aloe wood or Cordia sebestina
Botanical Name : Cordia sebestinaCommon Name : Aloe wood
Maintenance : Periodical
Recommended For : Outdoor
Notes : It is specially suited for small gardens. In parks and large gardens it can be planted at the backof a shrubery.
Sal tree or Soria robusta
Botanical Name : Soria robustaCommon Name : Sal tree
Maintenance : Periodical
Recommended For : Outdoor
Notes : Sal is one of the most important sources of hard wood timber in India. Sal resin of the Sal tree, is known as rla in Sanskrit and is used as an Astringent in Ayurvedic medicine.
Silver oak or Grevillea robusta
Botanical Name : Grevillea robustaCommon Name : Silver oak
Maintenance : Periodical
Recommended For : Landscape
Notes : Well suited for group planting in parks, large gardens and also along roads and avenues; when young it makes good house plant in pots.
Mahogoni or Swietenia mahogoni
Botanical Name : Swietenia mahogoniCommon Name : Mahogoni
Maintenance : Periodical
Recommended For : Outdoor
Notes : The trees are ornamental value for their fine shapely crown. They are largiy used as avenue plants and also in forest for valuable timber.
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