Garden Affair : Jatropha

There are few of the evergreen shrubs that adapts well in our environment and blossoms in our climate throughout the year . Jatropha is one of the most hardy shrub that blossoms throughout the year . It is drought resistant shrub that grows wild and its  miniature tubular  blooms are attractive to bees and butterflies.

                                                      Blooms and  seeds formation on Jatropha plant

Growing method and care                                                                                                                         

Jatropha plant is a hardy shrub that doesn't require any special care to grow as it can grow in any soil condition irrespectively. The plant doesn't require much water to grow thereby it needs well drained soil . It can easily be grown through dispersal of seeds and can be easily propagated through stem .                                                                                                                                              

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77th Independence Day

 It is 77th year of  Indian Independence Day, the Monsoon rain  has halted by this time which propel   growth in plants.  

The floral growth in garden is back on track and blossoms are coming out slowly which will continue to end its glory till the end of Autumn .  

                        It has been exciting year for Huernia blooms with fourth time blooming consecutively. 

Golden Shrimp plant

Monsoon rains had showered blessings on Garden this year , the blooms after monsoon rains are fresh and truly a spectacle to behold . 

                                                                         

From top : Plumeria, Vinca, Rain Lily, Zinnias

From top  (: Lemonia, Dahlberg daisy, Hibiscus, Jatropha, Pentas )

From top : (Cosmos, Gaillardia, Lantana, Hibiscus, Bougainvillea)

From top : Tithonia, Morning glory, Ixora, Cosmos.

I was fortunate enough to spot Black crowned Night Heron 

Autumn time

The consistent rainy weather till the beginning of this month delayed the Autumn season for this year. In a week or more festivity for Diwali will began .It is usual for  weather transition by this time and temperature fall for the advent of winter season. 

The flowers had started blooming back after the rainy weather had halted   

                                                      

                                                        Gaillardia

                                                 

                                                   Adenium blooming in goose shaped pot

                                                             

                                                      Jatropha shinning in the sunshine                                                                      

                                                    I am so glad that pentas and galphimia are blooming in October 

    

There is a lot of other blooms like Bougainvilleas, Vincas, Rutteya fruticosa, Spider lily , Canna lily, Ruellias in my garden .                                                                                                                 

                                                      Great Egret by the lakeside                                                            

                                         My every morning wake up scene is to look upon these flock of pigeons

Autumn is here

 It is that time of year when morning is becoming cold by every passing day. It would be  soon in a time period of  month or two that winter chill will set in our region. 

Meanwhile my Garden is filled with many colors for Autumn 

                                              

                                                   Torenia Fournieri 

                                                              

                                                            Rutteya Fruticosa

                                                     Gaillardia blooms                                                   

                                                     

                                                               Gomphrena blooms

                                                               

                                                  Golden shower 

                                                                            

                                                               

                                                      Evening sky 

                                                             

                                                               

Monsoon is here

 Monsoon has finally hit the city after a long await which has helped to get relief from humid and hot climate . Monsoon brings transition in the weather which helps the Garden regain its greenery and beauty. 

Transition in weather has facilitated blooms in the garden

                                                                         JATROPHA BUSH 

                                                                Lagerstroemia Speciosa          

                                                                                        

SUNFLOWER

Zinnias

 

Balsam Flowers

                                                                              

                                                           Gomphrena Blooms 

                                                                                  

                                                              Firebush 

                                                                  

I am glad to spot wave petunias growing in summer 

                                                           

While there are many other blooms of  varieties of Jasmine  , plumeria  blooming from last many days this particular wild flower drew my attention when I was strolling in my garden. I don't know the name of this flower if anyone know please do comment.

                                                                     

An Amazing Monsoon sky capture

                                                                

                                              

Growing inverted Tomato plant in bottle

 It is always a fun experience to grow your own veggies which are organically grown at your space. I have been growing all varieties of Tomatoes from past many years. This year I tried a very unique way of growing Tomatoes and I was fortunate to succeed in my first attempt. 

I tried growing inverted Tomato plant in a Recyclable Plastic Water Bottle.

This is a old Plastic bottle whose base has been removed to fill the soil mixture 

                                                                         A 1000ml  empty bottle

The base of bottle is removed for filling soil mixture

Tomato seedling inserted from the cap side

                                              And after 2months the first tomatoes appear

                                                 Tomatoes ripened and ready to be harvested

Things to remember growing inverted Tomatoes plants in bottles

- Tomato seedling should be gently inserted in bottle without damaging root system of the plant

- Soil mixture should be light and fertilizer rich so that plant gets its strength and food adequately

- Watering should be done moderately when the plant requires it otherwise the plant will rot eventually.                                                                                                                       

The spring summer transition is always a happy time in the Garden as there is a freshness of leaves and flowers can be felt in the Garden                                                                                                      

JATROPHA FLOWER

Meanwhile when Mobile camera does the justice to capture stunning purple sky

                                                      Brahmin Mynas spotted in purplish evening sky

                                                                          Thanks for hosting 

                                                                                        

Feel good

From last fortnight weather has been cooled down with drizzle and heavy spell of rains. Monsoon is being in good state for entire country except for  few parts of the country.Transition in weather always brings vibrant energy in the garden .We await for this season not only for it  brings relief from harsh summer days but to bring more plants into our space and making more space for green in our environment.Monsoon season is considered best for planting trees in our environment since  presence of more trees ensures presence of more oxygen  and since plants emits oxygen after consuming carbon dioxide ,It plays vital part in our existence  on this planet,so everyone should pledge to plant at least one tree in his environment to make your space a better place for living in this monsoon season.Plants and trees are feel good factor for this entire universe.

My monsoon post from last year http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2018/08/floral-monsoon.html

My feel good factor are my garden blooms



                                          Zinnia blooms with drop in temperatures
                                                                       

Adenium charm

Yellow Oleander 

Roses are back

Rain brings in rain lily blooms

Sparkling Jatropha blooms

Crown Flower

Fragrant Jasmine vine 

Crape Jasmine blooms

Cosmos

Pentas blooms

False eranthemum flowers 

Periwinkle flower covered with Rain droplets

Galphimia blooms are constant from more than two months

Rose variety

Eid Mubarak and Happy Independence day to all my Indian Fellows around the world

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