Sampath Plants

20/08/2018

07/02/2018

Annual vinca is drought tolerant but does best if you water the plants whenever the top inch or so of the soil feels dry to the touch. Take care not to overwater this plant; it's easily susceptible to root rot. Keep potted vinca blooming well by fertilizing regularly with any general-purpose garden fertilizer.

20/07/2017

Sri lankan Name Takoma
Scientific: Tecoma stans

Light: Full sun is required, will grows in an loose, open and rangy manner if shaded even lightly.

25/02/2017

NEW PLANT TO SRI LANKA

Tecama Sparky flowers

Scientific: Tecoma stans
Common: yellow bells, esperanza, yellow elder
Family: Bignoniaceae

Light: Full sun is required, will grows in an loose, open and rangy manner if shaded even lightly.

Soil: Yellow bells is tolerant of all Arizona soils except those with the highest degree of alkalinity.

Pruning: Prune yellow bells hard in the winter to control height and stiffen upright character.

28/12/2016

25/12/2016

Health benefits of star fruit

Star fruit is one of very low calorie exotic fruits. 100 g fruit just provides 31 calories, which is much lower than for any other popular tropical fruits. Nonetheless, it has an impressive list of essential nutrients, antioxidants, and vitamins required for well-being.

The fruit along with its waxy peel provides a good amount of dietary fiber. Fiber helps prevent absorption of dietary LDL cholesterol in the gut. The dietary fibers also help protect the mucous membrane of the colon from exposure to toxic substances by binding to cancer-causing chemicals in the colon.

Star fruit contains good quantities of vitamin-C. Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant. 100 g of fresh fruit provides 34.7 mg or 57% of daily-required levels of vitamin C. In general, consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C helps the human body develop resistance against infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body.

Star fruit is rich in antioxidant phyto-nutrient polyphenolic flavonoids. Some of the important flavonoids present are quercetin, epicatechin, and gallic acid. Total polyphenol contents (Folin assay) in this fruit is 143 mg/100 g. Altogether, these compounds help protect from deleterious effects of oxygen derived free radicals by warding them off the body.

In addition, it is a good source of B-complex vitamins such as folates, riboflavin, and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6). Together, these vitamins help as co-factors for enzymes in metabolism as well as in various synthetic functions inside the body.

It also carry small amount of minerals and electrolytes like potassium, phosphorus, and zinc and iron. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure; thus, it counters bad influences of sodium.

26/07/2016

Petunia Single Petal and Double

07/05/2016

Mulberry fruit Healthy Food!

Dried mulberries are a great source of protein, vitamin C and K, fiber, and iron. Best of all, they’re available in health food stores everywhere! Enjoy them as a great snack all by themselves or add them to your favorite trail mix. If you live in a warm climate and are lucky enough to have mulberry trees nearby, you can enjoy the fruit fresh off the tree. Not as tasty as the fruit, even the leaves contain protein, fiber, and nutrients.

07/02/2016

Gerbera
Gerbera, also known as the African daisy, Transvaal daisy, or Hilton daisy. It is a flowering perennial plant related to the sunflower and attracts birds, bees and butterflies. It is also often used as an ornamental plant when deer are a problem, as they will not eat it.

Description

the stems grow from a basal clump of dark-green leathery leaves to about 18 inches, or sometime even 30 inches, in height. The blooms are four inches across and resemble large daisies. They come in red, orange, yellow, pink, white and cream colors and can continue flowering for six months.

Care Tips

Gerbera needs a well-drained soil in a sunny spot in the garden. It responds well to a standard fertilizer. Prolong the blooms outdoors by dead-heading.

17/10/2015

NEW THAI SHORT DWARF PAPAYA FRUIT

24/07/2015

Scientific Name : Spathoglottis Plicata
Family : Orchidaceae
Colour : White, Violet/Lavender, Light pink, Orange-Yellow
Common names : Ground Orchid

Did you know that you can grow orchids in your garden, in the ground?
Most people think of orchids ground orchids..

01/07/2015

Bougainvillea

Kingdom: Plantae
Order : Caryophyllales
Family : Nyctaginaceae
Genus : Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a tropical plant that bursts forth with colorful flowers for 11 months of the year if it's planted in the right climate.
It's a shrub-like vine that climbs up walls and trellises and returns each year if it isn't exposed to cold temperatures.
Planting Bougainvillea

Planting Bougainvillea

Decide whether to plant in the ground or in a pot. Bougainvillea thrives in places that are hot and relatively dry.
If you want to keep bougainvillea outdoors all year long, it's best to be in hardiness zone 9 or higher. If you're in a colder, wetter zone, you can still grow bougainvillea if you plant it in a pot and bring it indoors for the winter.

Bougainvillea do best when night temperature don't drop below 60 °F (16 °C) and daytime temperatures don't exceed 100 °F (38 °C).
Bougainvillea can be wintered over in the basement or another low light area.