Chilly weather is back

The weather is turning chilly day by day with the onset of winter in our region . Meanwhile garden is popping up with colors of Autumn and early winter bloomers. 

Dombeya spectabilis

                                                                  

 Gaillardia blooms 

                                                     

Chrysanthemums  season  is bang on 

                                                             

                                                               

A pretty butterfly( NO ID )

                                               

And some of the blooms                                                        

( From left to right : Cosmos, Pansy, Adenium, Chinese Aster , Petunia , Gardenia )
 

                                                                         

(Left to Right : Tecoma stans, Huernia zebrina , Gaillardia blooms , Black pepper plant , Galphimia blooms , Cranberry Hibiscus )

                                                                     

( Peacock flower , Plumbago , Frangipani flower , Torenia flower , Loropetallum )

Shikra spotted

                                                   

                                                                        

Sunset at the bank of river

Fragrant Jasmine plant care

The best part of summer garden is wafting fragrance of summer flower Jasmine in my garden.Jasmine flower is best for those areas where temperatures in summer can cross  over 40 'c since it is an hardy annual of summer garden which can withstand scorching heatwaves prevalent in the summer.

While there are many varieties of Jasmine these varieties can survive scorching heat and even temperatures above 40' c and still give continuous flowering.

                                                          Jasminum Sambac  AKA Arabian jasmine

Jasminun Auriculatum  AKA Juhi flower 

Crape Jasmine 

Crape Jasmine 'Flore peno'

While other varieties of jasmine which are also fragrant infact more fragrant than the above mentioned varieties like Night blooming and day blooming jasmine ,Yellow jasmine,Orange Cestrum and Gardenia are also good for growing in summer but they are not as hardy as the above mentioned Jasmine varieties.                                                                                                                                    

Jasmine plants are usually rough and tough plants that can withstand long drought conditions but like to be fertilized with organic manure occasionally that promotes maximum flower growth on the plants .                                                                                                                                              

Meanwhile A Shikra bird was spotted in my garden                                                                                        

And Dawn sky for Skywatch Friday