My garden and plants

[Rajesh Sethi]

These are the plants that grow in my garden

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Tabernaemontana divaricata (Pinwheel flower tree)

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Curry leaf tree ( Murraya koenigii or Bergera koenigii )

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Basella alba, Malabar Spinach vine spinach, red vine spinach, climbing spinach, creeping spinach, buffalo spinach or Ceylon spinach

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Caladium, elephant ear, heart of Jesus,or angel wings

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Water lily and Lotus that I just planted had to put iron mesh to protect my mollies fry from frog

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Alien plant

just a old Aloe vera plant looks beautiful with inverted color

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Red passion flower bud and flower

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

This butterfly came out of its Cocoon on a coconut tree leaf

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

This is my first molly fry in a bowl with mustard plant growing on top

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

This not from my garden but I like it, little guy waiting outside post office on a bike

 

[Beverly]

Very nice. How is the spinach to eat? tasty?, bitter?

The butterfly that pupated on your banana tree is most likely an Opsiphanes but the photo could be clearer.

I love seeing photos of what you are growing....more, more, more The pinwheel flower tree looks interesting, has it flowered yet?

 

[Rajesh Sethi]

Very nice. How is the spinach to eat? tasty?, bitter?

The butterfly that pupated on your banana tree is most likely an Opsiphanes but the photo could be clearer.

I love seeing photos of what you are growing....more, more, more The pinwheel flower tree looks interesting, has it flowered yet?

Malabar Spinach, that you see is for caterpillar. Here, we sometimes have a caterpillar invasion. They group under the shaded portion of tree and looks a bear skin or grass, so hairy and scary.

They are black, hairy and are poisonous touch it, you will suffer the whole day itching and will followed by inflammation

Malabar Spinach, is the cure for the itchiness, this spinach are slimy and taste sweet but with little hint of soil.

They make excellent ingredient for fish curry. You should try it just google 'malabar spinach fish curry' (I am sorry if you are vegetarian, try mustard malabar spinach curry).

Btw, that previous pic of butterfly pupated on coconut tree leaf, flew away after sometime.

check this coconut seedling (My kitten is curious about this strange looking seedling )


and pinwheel tree flower like hell, if you check the pic again you will surely find some flower buds and flowers on the soil. they look like white star with pointy five petals.


Thank you for appreciating my plants,

 

[Beth_B]

You got me googling Malabar spinach...There's places that sell seeds here. It's both pretty and edible!

 

[DeborahJane]

Great to see your garden Rajesh. I'll check out the fish curry recipe. I've actually just bought a curry leaf tree and i was told it would be best in a pot where i am because of the cold. I think i have decided to put it next to my potted olive tree which seems to do ok. This spot gets the most sun available in my garden but in winter there's none.