Sarika

🌸  Crown of Thorns Plant at a Glance Crown of Thorns is one of the easiest flowering plants growing in my balcony garden. I received my first cutting from my parlour didi, and what started as an unfamiliar thorny stem slowly became one of my favourite low-maintenance plants. Also known as Euphorbia milii , Crown of Thorns loves bright sunlight and needs watering only when the soil has dried out. Here is my experience of growing, propagating and caring for this colourful balcony plant. Feature                               My Experience 🌱 Plant                             Crown of Thorns 🌱 Scientific name             Euphorbia milii 🌱 Difficulty                     Beginner-friendly ☀️ Light      ...

🌼 Gulbakshi Plant at a Glance Feature                               My Experience 🌱 Plant                               Gulbakshi / Four O'Clock Flower 🌱 Difficult                          Beginner-friendly ☀️ Light                               Bright, direct sunlight 💧 Watering                        Water when the soil has dried out 🏡 Where I grow it           Balcony 🌿 Maintenance                  Low 🌸 Flowering                   ...

Aparajita Plant at a Glance Difficulty Beginner-friendly Watering Water when soil feels dry Where I grow mine Balcony Maintenance Low Best for Beginner plant parents Another easy plant to grow at home if you love flowers it would be Aparajita or Gokarna. Gokarna name originates from two sanskrit words "Go"+"Karna". Go is cow and karna is ear in Sanskrit.The s hape of this flower resembles cow's ear hence the name. What fascinates me is this plant has some mythological references Offering first flower to Shiva Aparajita has a special place in Indian traditions.  In different regions and families, the blue flowers are associated with worship and are offered to deities including Durga, Shiva and Vishnu. Its striking blue hue is often symbolically connected to Neelkanth (Shiva's blue throat). Aparajita is also known as Butterfly Pea and is popularly associated with blue herbal infusions. However, in this post I am focusing on my experience of growing the plant ...