natures beauties

I made 5 attempts at growing this plant (must find out the name) very common in Chennai, for some reason kept failing 6th attempt has succeeded ..this time i have planted it outside the compound wall....is that why?!

Lantanas and  vinca rosea have invited butterflies to the garden
have not yet suceeded in taking photographs of the butterfly must try  one of these days....

I have three shades of these flowers forget their name.....

Bright Violet flowers looks like its a creeper , they are called Kings Mantle!

                                                The adenium plant was with me for over a year started blooming within a week of shifting them to the terrace along with the cactus collection

there were so many balsams of so many colours just did

not get round to taking photographs till the last bloom.

Magenta coloured  vinca rosea

Thought it was keerai (greens) till i saw the cockscomb flower

White vinca rosea

Had hibiscus of 5 colouers pink, red, yellow, white and mustard,

Some fungus infected them none have survived the attack, have to restart............

            Ixora have red and yellow ones too , yet to flower

The first flower from the Canna collection

Red one is about to bloom

The mustard hibiscus I lost...

Table rose?

A catus variety?

Three shades of Pecok flower orange ,yelow and Pink

Chillie Flower

Called shanku pushpam ( Tamil ) butterfly pea flower

The elusive orchids

Adenium seems to love the terrance

Lantana i believe they are poisonous

white purple and magenta  vinca rosea

Powder puff?

                                                                               

Lovely pink flowers on this creeper have not been able find out the name

Lantanas in Sonny's
                            Forest thats what call my brother's garden in Kerala

Bouganvilla

Helliconia

                                                                                               Mussaenda