Gardenia, Cape jasmine • Hindi: Gandhraj गंधराज • Manipuri: কবোকলৈ Kaboklei • Urdu: गुलचांद Gulchand • Marathi: Gandroya • Bengali: গংধৰাজ Gandharaj •Kannada: Suvasane malle .
Gardenias are beautiful, shrubby evergreen houseplants well loved for their creamy, fragrant blooms. It blooms in mid-spring to early summer over a fairly long season. The flowers are white, turning to creamy yellow as they age, and have a waxy feel. They have a powerful, sweet fragrance, and can perfume an entire room. Gardenia is native to Japan, China and India. Source-flowerofindia.net link for more information on this flower.
Beautiful shots, especially 1st & 4th... I still remember the Anantha Pushpa shrub at my home and the fragrance it spreads all around... Thanks for this post Deepa :)
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Sindhu
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Thank you very much Sindhu :) I love smell of anantha pushpa. It has amazing smell, keeps whole room fragrant :)
DeleteNice capture and I like the smell of this flower..its amazing..a whiff of it can change the mood..
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Maniparna :) indeed the smell of this flower instantly changes the mood and fill the mind with happiness. :)
DeleteLoved the last pic the best!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Sir :)
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