Flowering Shrubs

FLOWERIN SHRUBS AT S.V.AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TIRUPATI-517502 HORT 281 .PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS 11/23/2009 Dr.S.Eswara Reddy

S.NO. NAME OF THE PLANT , COMMON NAME AND FAMILY 1 Allamanda nerifolia Apocyanaceae 2

Artabotrys odortesimus (manoranjini) Annonaceae

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Barleria cristata (spatica) Acanthaceae

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Bewhinia galpini (galpins bewhinea) Leguminaceae

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Beloperone guttata Acanthaceae

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Buddlea asiatica (butterfly bush) Loganiaceae

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Buddlea lindenil

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Caesalpinea pulcherina (peacock flower) Leguminosae

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Calliandra haematocephala Leguminosae

FLOWERING SEASON AND COLOR Aug-sep Golden – yellow

DESCRIPTION

An evergreen shrub with attractive colored flower, suitable for planting at slopes and as background for lawns Greenish yellow, A large shrub with flowers of fragrant flower fine fragrance, suitable for planting at corners of lawn mixed shrubbery All- round the A shrub with beautiful bell year shaped flowers suitable for Blue planting in groups or in mixed shrubbery All around the The leaves resembles camel foot, year beautiful shrub suitable for Bright scarlet planting in footpath of lawn, groups & even trimmed to required size All- round the A small shrub very ornamental year,Terracottared grown in pits, groups or as mixed orderly arranged shrubbery like semi-shade bracts very showy Feb- Apr A tall shrub with fragrant small White / buff flowers. Even the stem and leaves colored with whitish tinged lower surface of leaves are silvery suitable for planting in groups, clogs corner of lawns Feb –Apr A tall shrub with fragrant small Purplish violet flowers. Even the stem and flowers leaves are colored with whitish tinged lower surface of leaves are silvery suitable for planting in groups, edges corner of lawns All- round the A beautiful bushy shrub suitable year for growing as screen hedges and Orange scarlet adds color to shrubbery. and yellow Autumn and A bushy shrub extensively winter spreading habit. suitable for Bright crimson planting individual/ shrubbery/ color (appears as sides of lawn powder puff)

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Cassia alata Leguminosae

Winter, yellow

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Cestrum nocturnum (night queen) Solanaceae Cestrum diurnum

Creamery yellow or greenish yellow White

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Crossandra (varieties) (kana-kambara) Acanthaceae

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Dombeya (species) Sterculiaceae

All- round the year Yellow, pale orange Nov – Jan Red, bright pink, white with rose tinged Also fragrant

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Brufelsia (yesterdaytoday-tommorrow) Solanaceae

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Gardenia jasminoides

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Hamelea patens Rubiaceae

All- round the year Orange red

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Hibiscus H. mutabilis H. rosasinensis and other varieties Malvaceae

Through out the year Wide range of spectacular color and size

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Jasmine, J.sambac

Feb – Mar White or purplish

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Feb – Mar Open as violet with yellow center, then change to purple finally fade in to white Jul – Aug White or cream

A quick growing erect shrub, with beautiful inflorescence. Also used for medicines such as ring worm / skin diseases. Grown for its fragrance a quick growing shrub can be grown in mixed shrubbery A quick growing shrub shrub with scented flowers grown in mixed shrubbery A group of small evergreen shrub can be grown as shrubbery or cultivated for flowers A group of large shrubs with foliage is not attractive but once it flowers is very attractive suitable for shrubbery or as specimen shrubs with pruning can maintain good shape A group of handsome free flowering, evergreen shrub. Flowers are scented can be grown in semi-shaded condition, also suitable to plant in shrubbery/ all along the foot path etc., Very popularly grown for its fragrant flowers. Suitable for specimen planting in and around lawn. A perpetual flowering shrub with shinning leaves, it with stands pruning, can be maintained any shape for hedges, groups of shrubbery. A group of beautiful flowering shrubs consisting of several species with beautiful foliage green/ variegated. Suitable for planting solitary, grouping, mixed shrubbery including pot culture. It mixes and adds beauty for gardens in flexible manner. A wide range of beautifully perfumed flowering shrub.

J.grandiflorum J. asborescens J. pubiscens J.humile others (mallige) Oleaceae Lagestromia indica var. rosea, var. alba Lythraceae

tinge / yellowish

Suitable to grow in any part of garden, also in arches/ as shrubbery/ in groups.

Jun – Aug

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Digustrum. α. japanicum α.robustum

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Magndia , M. fucata, M. grandiflora , M. mutabilis, M. pumila Magnoliaceae

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Murraya extica (orange jasmine ) Rutaceae Mussaenda, M. corybosa, Merythophylla, M. frondosa, M. leuteola, M. phillippicarosea. Rubiaceae

All- round the year Yellowish white /white All- round the year Yellowish green / stained with purple / buff Aug – sep White scented flowers Pale orange sepals , white sulphur yellow sepals , white bright, yellow light, yellow large colored sepals ,greenish white pink and red All- round the year White , pink , orange, red and other shades

A pretty deciduous shrub, growing erect with profuse flowers terminally. The petals are nicely frilled. Suitable for planting in groups, mixed shrubbery, in edges of lawn. A large evergreen shrub growing vigorously with drooping branches grown as hedge plant

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Pentas lanceolata (syn. P.carnea) & other varieties Rubiaceae

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Petrea volubillis

Summer Purplish blue

Except grandiflora, a group of highly fragrant evergreen shrubberies. Suitable for large group of shrubberies, specimen/ edges of lawn A tall evergreen shrub with very attractive shinning leaves. A beautiful attractive foliage shrub suitable for planting in groups, mixed shrubbery, specimen and as spectacular eyespot known for bright display of bracts.

A dwarf erect or decumbent shrub, flower clusters are very attractive as ixora. Suitable for groups, specimens and mixed shrubbery. Preferably in semi shade also. A scandent woody long corners/ large mixed shrubberies/ specimen planting will be suitable.

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Adenium obessum Apocyanaceae

Jun – Sep Pinkish crimson yellow inside and other shades.

A erect shrub with succulent like stem and branches.