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Chennai: Flowers, veggies end up in trash at Koyambedu

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  Chennai: Flowers, veggies end up in trash at Koyambedu            Tonnes of unsold Chrysanthemum flowers dumped at Koyambedu flower market turn into a seat                                                                       for the   neighbourhood watch dog. CHENNAI: About 75 tonnes of  flowers  and  vegetables  went to waste at the wholesale market in  Koyambedu  follwing poor demand. While the wholesale market received an excess of chrysanthemum on the eve of Diwali, continuous rain and low footfall led to wastage of the flower . The number of flowers and vegetables that got rotten was also high, compared to other days. According to market sources, the Koyambedu market received collectively about 900 tonne...

Saffron Flowers: कश्मीर में खिले केसर के फूल, अद्भुत नज़ारे को देखने पर्यटकों में दिखा उत्साह

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  Saffron Flowers: कश्मीर में खिले केसर के फूल, अद्भुत नज़ारे को देखने पर्यटकों में दिखा उत्साह केसर के खिले फूलों के इस अद्भुत नज़ारे का आकर्षण कुछ ऐसा है कि चाहने वाले कश्मीर पहुंच ही रहे हैं और केसर के फूलों का स्पर्श अपने हाथों पर महसूस करते नजर आ रहे हैं. आज कल कश्मीर में कुदरत का एक अद्भुत नज़ारा देखने को मिल रहा है. जो अगले दस दिनों में समाप्त हो जाएगा. कश्मीर के पाम्पोर की घाटी में इस समय पूरे जोबन में खिले केसर के फूल जिस को देखने के लिए लोग बेसब्री से इंतज़ार करते है पर इस बार बेमौसम बर्फबारी और बारिश के चलते केसर के फूल कुछ कम खिले है पर उम्मीद है कि मौसम में सुधार के साथ यह कमी भी पूरी हो जाएगी. यह है श्रीनगर से 22 कि. दूर बसे पाम्पोर के खुश्क मैदान जहां पर कोई भी फल, सब्जी या अनाज नहीं उगता. इस अभिशाप के बदले कुदरत ने इस इलाके को अपने सब से हसीं तोफ्हे से नवाजा है. यह तोहफा है दुनिया का सब से महंगा फूल- केसर. जो आज कल अपने पूरे जोबन में यहां पर खिले हुए हैं पर इस बार अक्टूबर के महीने में ही हुई बर्फबारी और बारिश के कारण केसर की पैदावार में 25 प्रतिशत की कमी आई है पर फि...

How to Grow and Care for Garden Roses

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  How to Grow and Care for Garden Roses When it's thick, healthy and emerald green, your lawn is one of the most inviting parts of your home landscape. But when your turf is brown and sickly due to pest invasion, it quickly loses its appeal. Learning about the various pests that threaten your grass – and then arming yourself with an effective treatment plan – will help ensure your lawn stays healthy and beautiful. Selecting the Right Roses Roses come in many different types. Success starts with choosing roses that suit your goals. Some roses, such as modern “hybrid tea" types, need mild climates, more attention and extra protection to survive winters. Classic florist-type roses fall in this category. Hardy, shrub-type roses withstand cold much better, require less attention and need little protection. From delicate buds to big, voluptuous blossoms, they're just as beautiful as other types and often have showy fall rosehips, too. Roses also differ significantly in fragrance...

Sedum

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  Sedum Sedums are varieties of perennial flowering herbs and shrubs commonly known as stonecrops. They are abundant in the northern hemisphere and its small, usually pink flowers are known to attract butterflies and insects. Description Sedum typically has thick stems, succulent leaves and flower heads that bud early and physically resemble broccoli. The flowers open in the autumn and tend to be mostly pink and mauve but can also be white, blue and yellow. Some varieties of sedum have deep purple, almost black, foliage. Others have grey-green leaves that turn pink in autumn, or may just consist of whorls of stamens in a pot. Habitat Sedum is native to countries across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and America. They are very hardy plants and thrive throughout the northern hemisphere in mountains, deserts and meadows. Sedum even grows on sand dunes along coastal regions. Availability Sedum cuttings are available all year round. They are used widely to plant roofs with a ...

Strelitzia

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Strelitzia The evergreen Strelitzia is commonly known as the Bird of Paradise plant. This is due to the bright colours and pointed petals of its flowers, which resemble a native bird species. Description Its silvery-green leaves are large, between 30 to 200 centimetres long, 10 to 80 centimetres broad and similar in shape to a banana leaf. The arrow-like orange flowers have three erect white petals as well as other deep-blue, almost purple ones. The flowers of the Strelitzia are pollinated by bees and sunbirds, which are attracted by the nectar. Habitat The Strelitzia is native to South Africa but is also found in Swaziland and the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. It grows well in cool, moist mountainous forests rich in leaf litter. Availability The Strelitzia can flower throughout the year and is propagated by division of the underground rhizome during repotting. It can also be grown from seed. After germination, plant the seedlings in well-drained soil and accustom them to full sunligh...

Ranunculus

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  Ranunculus Pronounced ran-UN-kew-lus. The Latin name ranunculus means “little frog”. Description They have tuberous roots and hollow stems and come in an array of colours including yellow, white, red, pink, orange, and and copper, with dark or yellow centres. Habitat It is native to the Middle East, hence their alternative name ‘Turban Buttercup’. Species This flower is a member of the Ranunculaceae family, which is also the family of the buttercup. Ranunculus is also a cousin of the Marsh Marigold. Care Tips Remove all foliage, recut stems and change water regularly. The stems are inclined to buckle. If you don’t want them curvy, insert a flower wire to keep them upright. Did You Know? In Asia mythology, a story tells of an Asian prince who gave his name to this flower, which grows naturally in swampy ground. The prince loved the open country and sang delightful songs in the presence of nymphs. He did not have the courage to declare his love to them and so after his de...

Mughal Garden Open For Public

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  Mughal Garden Open For Public: आज से आम लोगों के लिए खुला मुगल गार्डन, जानें टाइमिंग New Delhi:  The iconic Mughal Garden at the heart of the President's Estate will be opened to the public.   नई दिल्ली:  खूबसूरत फूलों को देखने के शौकीन और नैचुरल ब्यूटी को चाहने वाले लोगों के लिए देश की राष्ट्रीय राजधानी से अच्छी खबर आई है.  फरवरी से राष्ट्रपति भवन में बने मुगल गार्डन (Mughal Garden Open For Public) को आम लोगों के लिए खोल. मुगल गार्डन कोरोना (Coronavirus) की वजह से पिछले करीब 11 महीने से ज्यादा समय से आम लोगों को बंद था. बता दें कि दिल्ली में बना मुगल गार्डन (Mughal Garden) अलग-अलग प्रजाति के सुंदर फूलों की वजह से प्रसिद्ध है. दूर-दूर से लोग मुगल गार्डन में इन्हें देखने आते हैं. यहां का सौंदर्य लोगों के आकर्षण का केंद्र है. जान लें कि मुगल गार्डन 15 एकड़ के क्षेत्र में फैला हुआ है. मुगल गार्डन राष्ट्रपति भवन परिसर में बना हुआ है. Powered by @AnandDewangan

You're Invited: Students with special needs hosting flower sale for the public this week

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  You're Invited: Students with special needs hosting flower sale for the public this week Today, students at Jardon Vocational School are opening their general store with a flower sale at 2200 Woodward Heights Avenue. Jardon Vocational School, a part of Hazel Park Schools, serves adults ages 18 to 26 with special needs. The students come from 14 districts in Oakland County. Jardon focuses on teaching young people adult living skills. Traditionally, that includes finding work within the community. But the pandemic put hands-on training on hold -- and students had to get creative. "They just really flourished with their ability to try new things ... it was really amazing to watch them grow," Principal Megan Papasian-Broadwell told 7 Action News. Students took matters into their own hands, teaming up with educators to create Jardon's first-ever general store, open to the public. You'll find doormats made by students with autism, along with plants grown at the school...

World’s largest flower 'Amorphophallus Titanum' blooms in Tokyo after 5 years!

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  World’s largest flower 'Amorphophallus Titanum' blooms in Tokyo after 5 years! Behold the wonders of nature! Flowers are nature's most beautiful creations, but how will you feel seeing a 6.5 feet high flower towering above you ? Tokyo : Behold the wonders of nature! Flowers are nature's most beautiful creations, but how will you feel seeing a 6.5 feet high flower towering above you ? Yes, there is such a flower called Amorphophallus Titanum which is the world’s largest flower and after five long years it has bloomed in Tokyo. This flower that blooms extremely rarely has done so in Jindai Botinaical Gardens in Chofu, Japan and has attracted hundreds of visitors to the garden forcing it to extend its opening hours. Unlike other flowers which produce a sweet smell, this rare flower has a very foul smelling odour and hence is called the corpse flower as well. Powered by @Anandewangan

New light shed on flowers' 'petal-dropping' processes

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  New light shed on flowers' 'petal-dropping' processes A new study has shed new light on the process, known as abscission, that governs how and when plants shed their petals. Washington : A new study has shed new light on the process, known as abscission, that governs how and when plants shed their petals. Lead author O Rahul Patharkar from the University of Missouri said that insight into the process of floral abscission in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana provides a foundation for understanding this fundamental process across organs and in other plant species. The earliest steps of abscission involve changes in a special layer of cells, called the abscission zone, at the base of the flower and as a flower matures, cells in this layer begin to separate from one another along the entire length of this zone, creating a clean rift between the base of the flower and the petals. As the rift enlarges, the petals will fall off and be sent tumbling to the ground. Patharkar ad...

Climate Change Is Making Rare Brahmakamal Flowers Bloom In Uttarakhand In Off-Season

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 Climate Change Is Making Rare Brahmakamal Flowers Bloom In Uttarakhand In Off-Season Highlights - The flowers usually bloom after sunset and just once a year. But in the upper areas of the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, they have continued to bloom in large numbers around Nandikund even in October. Brahmakamal flowers or sacred lotus, rare and revered flowers of the Himalayas that bloom from August to mid-September, have started blooming again in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district due to climate change. The flowers usually bloom after sunset and just once a year.  But in the upper areas of the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, they have continued to bloom in large numbers around Nandikund even in October. According to experts, changing weather patterns are the likely cause of why the rare flowers that grow at elevations between 3500-3800 metres, are blooming in the off-season. We had one today pic.twitter.com/XoGD5W3gxO — Saara Paambu (@__init__ram) August 10, 2020 ...

Queen Of The Night Flowers Blooming In A Time-Lapse Video Is Nature At Its Best

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  Queen Of The Night Flowers Blooming In A Time-Lapse Video Is Nature At Its Best Nature is a beautiful thing and leaves us speechless with its ways. A video showing how the Queen of the Night flowers bloom, has created quite a stir on social media.  The time-lapse video is 49 seconds long and has gone viral on Twitter. The Queen of the Night, scientifically known as the  Epiphyllum oxypetalum , is a species of cactus. Its flowers rarely bloom and when they do, it is during the night. The flowers wilt before dawn. In the clip, two Queen of the Night flowers can be seen blooming as the evening turns into night.  As morning comes, the flowers begin to wilt. The video was shared by user @iatemuggles with the caption, 'Time-lapse of 2 Queen Of The Night ( Epiphyllum oxypetalum ) blooms'. 1)   Start with A -  16 Flowers Names and Types with Pictures 2)  Start with B -  28  Flowers Names and Types with Pictures 3)  Start with C -  33...