Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.6.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Koolbloom Flowers, plants, and trees I've come across ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://koolbloom.net/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [I❤️Flora!](https://koolbloom.net/) - Welcome to my digital collection of all things of the plant kingdom: flowers, trees, plants, mushrooms, lichens, berries... Not only do I like to photograph them, but also to identify and document them with their common English names, local names, and botanical name. My website just showcases my flower / plant pics, and adds some - [Sage Weed](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/blue-flowers/sage-weed/) - Another flower pic from a hike in the Sahyadris in 2007. Botanical name Salvia plebeia or Salvia misella English names Sage weed or River Sage Nederlandse naam Salvia Indian names Hindi: Deepkali Characteristics Native habitat wide range in East Asia - China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia Plant Type annual, biennial herb Bloom time - [Jacaranda](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/purple/jacaranda/) - Though originating from South America, Jacaranda trees are common in India where I've admired them from childhood. Now learnt that they've infiltrated Australia, South Africa and various other regions worldwide, some places where they're considered intrusive and non-desirable even. Botanical name Jacaranda mimosifolia English names Blue trumpet tree, fern tree, blue jacaranda Nederlandse naam Palissanderboom - [Botanical Gardens and Parks](https://koolbloom.net/botanical-gardens-and-parks/) - Over the years, I have visited several botanical gardens and parks, in places I've lived in or visited. Here's a collection of flora from all these places. - [Jardim Botanico De Lisboa | Lisbon Botanic Garden](https://koolbloom.net/botanical-gardens-and-parks/jardim-botanico-de-lisboa/) - Lisbon, Portugal | Apr 2019 Categories: europe, portugal During a city visit to Lisbon, I went to this garden one afternoon. Don't remember much, but it was small I think, and the highlight was that it had some beautiful Angel's Trumpets trees, laden with yellow blossoms. Categories: europe, portugal - [Les Jardins Suspendus](https://koolbloom.net/botanical-gardens-and-parks/les-jardins-suspendus-le-havre/) - Le Havre, France, Apr 2025 Categories: europe, france The Hanging Gardens - this is from a tourism blog, has interesting info about this garden, the plants, and its history. We spent a couple of hours wandering through the various regions of the world represented by flora in this old fort converted into a botanical garden. - [Wood spurge](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/green/wood-spurge/) - This plant first attracted me at a public garden on a brilliantly sunny spring day, with its lush spring green leaves and tiny lime-green flowers. Found what it was thanks to Google Lens, bought and planted it in the home garden. It is pretty in all seasons, and is resilient to most pests and diseases, - [Purple flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/purple/) - [Water hyacinth](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/purple/water-hyacinth/) - Although Water Hyacinth produces beautiful delicate lavender flowers, it is considered a problematic invasive species in many parts of the world. It quickly forms a dense mat of foliage that blocks light from penetrating the water, preventing photosynthesis by algae, and thus decreasing oxygen content in the water. I've first seen it during my school - [Pink flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/pink/) - [King Protea](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/pink/king-protea/) - Giant flowers on this bush originating from Africa. Botanical name Protea cynaroides English names King protea Nederlandse naam koningsprotea, reuzenprotea, honingpot Indian names Characteristics Native habitat South Africa Plant Type medium bush Bloom time Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug Fall color - Fruit large nut-like seeds Uses Categories 03-Mar, 04-Apr, 05-May, 06-Jun, 07-Jul, 08-Aug, - [White flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/white/) - [Common Hawthorn](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/white/common-hawthorn/) - Botanical name Crataegus monogyna English names Common hawthorn, hedgerow thorn, May Nederlandse naam Eenstijlige meidoorn Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Europe, North Africa, South West Asia Plant Type medium, deciduous tree Bloom time Apr, May Fall color gold to red Fruit small red berries in autumn Uses Special notes Categories 04-Apr, 05-May, autumn, deciduous, europe, - [Cow Parsley](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/white/cow-parsley/) - Botanical name Anthriscus sylvestris English names Cow parsley, wild chervil, wild carrot, wild beaked parsley, Queen Anne's lace, keck Nederlandse naam Fluitenkruid, Keesblom, Piperkrûd Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa Plant Type biennial, perennial herb Bloom time spring, May, Jun Fall color Fruit Uses Special notes Categories 05-May, 06-Jun, spring, - [Blue Flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/blue-flowers/) - [Red Valerian](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/pink/red-valerian/) - Botanical name Centranthus ruber, Valeriana rubra English names Red valerian, Spanish valerian, Spur valerian, fox's brush, German lilac, pretty Betsy, devil's beard, Jupiter's beard, kiss-me-quick Nederlandse naam Rode valeriaan, Rode spoorbloem Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Mediterranean region: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Albania, Greece, European Turkey, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia Plant Type biennial, perennial - [Spanish Bluebells](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/blue-flowers/spanish-bluebells/) - Pics from: Walking in Gijsbrecht van Aemstelpark, Amsterdam, Apr 2023. Bristol & Salisbury, UK, Apr 2024. Botanical name Hyacinthoides hispanica English names Spanish bluebell, wood hyacinth Nederlandse naam Spaanse hyacint, wild Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Southern Spain to North West Africa Plant Type annual, biennial herb Bloom time Fall color Fruit Uses Categories 03-Mar, - [Green alkanet](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/blue-flowers/green-alkanet/) - Pics from Salisbury, UK, Apr 2024. Botanical name Pentaglottis sempervirens English names Green alkanet, Evergreen alkanet, Evergreen bugloss Nederlandse naam Overblijvende ossentong Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Southern Spain to North West Africa Plant Type perennial herb Bloom time spring, summer Fall color Fruit small and nut-like, called nutlets Uses Categories 03-Mar, 04-Apr, 05-May, annual, - [Sweet Cherry](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/white/sweet-cherry/) - Botanical name Prunus avium 'Plena' English names Sweet cherry, wild cherry Nederlandse naam zoete sierkers, dubbele sierkers Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb, and Western Asia Plant Type small, medium, deciduous tree Bloom time spring, Mar, Apr Fall color gold to red Fruit Uses Special notes Categories 03-Mar, 04-Apr, spring, tree, white Sources - [Annual honesty](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/purple/annual-honesty/) - Annual or Common Honesty is a hardy annual or biennial, with toothed, heart-shaped leaves, and large, open clusters of purple flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by flat, round, silvery seed pods. Botanical name Lunaria annua English names Annual honesty, Judas's penny, Chinese money, Satin flower Nederlandse naam Judaspenning Indian names Characteristics Native - [Cattail](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/brown/cattail/) - This brown stick, very unlike any traditional flower, is still classified as a flower! The cattail is a reed that grows in water. Saw it first in the US, and then again in the Netherlands. It has names in various Indian languages, so apparently it does grow in India. Botanical name Typha latifolia English names - [Turmeric](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/multi/turmeric/) - Got a turmeric plant as a birthday present a couple of years ago. It needs to be an indoor plant in Europe, though in the tropics it grows outdoors. I usually manage to kill indoor plants systematically: I get them myself, or like in this case, as a gift, and then fail to water them - [Common Grape Hyacinth](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/multi/hyacinth/) - Common grape hyacinths are highly fragrant flowers that bloom in dense clusters, in all shades of pastel. In spring in Europe, they create a dramatic carpet of color in many botanical gardens and parks, including at Keukenhof. Botanical name Muscari botryoides English names Common grape hyacinth Nederlandse naam Blauwe druifjes Indian names Characteristics Native habitat - [Tulips](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/multi/tulip/) - One of my favorite flowers, the tulip comes in so many colors and varieties. Keukenhof Botanical Garden is world-famous for its spectacular displays of tulips for a short few weeks in spring. Botanical name Tulipa gesneriana English names Tulip Nederlandse naam Tulp Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Turkey, Iran, Europe, western Himalayas, southern Siberia, Mongolia, - [Kobus Magnolia](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/white/magnolia/) - Magnolia in general are large attractive flowers, and come in white, pink, and some gradient shades in between.This set of photos is of a Japanese variety called Kobus Magnolia. Botanical name Magnolia "Kobus" English names Japanese Magnolia, tree lotus Nederlandse naam beverboom, valse tulpen boom, Japanse magnolia Indian names Hindi: hima champa Kannada: dodda-bili-sampige Characteristics - [Winter Jasmine](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/yellow/winter-jasmine/) - Looking for color in the drab winter months, I came across this yellow jasmine. It certainly delivers on the promise! Botanical name Jasminium nudiflorum English names Winter jasmine Nederlandse naam Winterjasmijn Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Plant Type Bloom time winter, Jan, Feb, Dec Fall color Fruit Uses Categories 01-Jan, 02-Feb, 12-Dec, europe, netherlands, winter, - [Rattlebox](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/yellow/rattlebox/) - Pictures are from a hike in the Western Ghats (Sahyadris) around 2007. Botanical name Crotalaria pallida English names salts rattlebox, smooth crotalaria, streaked rattlepod, striped crotalaria Nederlandse naam Indian names Hindi: san Marathi: Jungli taag Characteristics Native habitat Probably originally from tropical Africa, widely naturalised in the tropics: Indonesia, Sudan, United States (Florida, Puerto Rico), - [Indian Hemp](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/yellow/indian-hemp/) - Photos from some hike in the Western Ghats (Sahyadris) sometime in 2007. Botanical name Crotalaria juncea English names brown hemp, Indian hemp, Madras hemp, sunn hemp Nederlandse naam Bengaalse hennep Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India Plant Type shrub Bloom time Fall color Fruit Uses Fodder, forage for cattle, its high fibre - [Daffodil](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/yellow/daffodil/) - I have childhood memories of daffodils - not because they grew in my hometown (Madras), but because of Wordsworth's poem (see below). The first time I saw these flowers was in 1995, in Wordsworth's country. Its Latin name "narcissus" also provokes interest, related to narcissism, and there is a mythological story (see below) about it. - [Orange Cosmos](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/orange/orange-cosmos/) - First saw these flowers on a Sahyadri hike (western ghats, around Pune). Love the bright orange/yellow flowers, and also the delicate fern-like leaves. Cosmos bipinnatus, or Mexican star, is of the same genus, and comes in shades of pink and white. Botanical name Cosmos Sulphureus English names Orange cosmos Nederlandse naam Oranje cosmea Indian names - [Red Silk-Cotton](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/red/red-silk-cotton/) - Saw it first in Lalbagh in Bangalore. This majestic tree has beautiful red flowers and attractive bark. It sheds its leaves briefly before flowering, so that the flowers appear on bare branches, all the more dramatic against the sky. Genus name comes from the Greek word bombyx meaning silk in reference to the silky hairs - [Gloriosa](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/red/gloriosa/) - A striking delicate flower that I first saw on hikes in the Sahyadri hills near Pune. Apparently all parts of this plant are toxic enough to cause fatalities in humans and animals if eaten. Botanical name Gloriosa superba English names flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, fire lily Nederlandse - [Cannonball flowering tree](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/pink/cannonball/) - Large deciduous tree with beautiful, fragrant flowers and large, stinky fruits! Flowers bloom and die within a day, but a large tree can put out 1000 flowers in a day! Botanical name Couroupita guianensis English names Cannonball tree Nederlandse naam Kanonskogelboom Indian names Hindi: Shiv Kamal, Kailaspati Tamil: Nagalingam Kannada: Nagalinga Telugu: Nagamalli, Mallikarjuna Characteristics - [Giant milkweed](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/purple/giant-milkweed/) - This plant grows wild on the street sides of Madras (Chennai). I've known it from childhood by its Tamil name, "Erukkam". If you press on the buds, they burst open with a loud "plop" sound. Playing with the neighbourhood kids, we would amuse ourselves popping the buds, somewhat like popping packing bubble-wrap! A white, milky - [East Indian Arrowroot](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/pink/east-indian-arrowroot/) - Looks very much like turmeric (Curcuma Longa), but found via Google Lens that this pic is of a different species within the same genus Curcuma. This pic is from a Sahyadri hike in 2009. Botanical name Curcuma angustifolia English names East Indian Arrowroot Nederlandse naam geelwortel, saffraanwortel, Siamese tulp Indian names Hindi: Tikhur तिखुर Bengali: - [Pink Crabapple](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/pink/crabapple/) - Small deciduous tree with brilliant pink cup-like flowers in the spring, orange-red leaves in the fall, and bright red berries well into winter, thus adding color to the landscape year-round. Botanical name Malus 'Adams' English names Crabapple Nederlandse naam Sierappel Indian names Characteristics Native habitat temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere Plant Type tree Bloom time - [Bleeding-hearts](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/pink/bleeding-hearts/) - Asian bleeding-hearts are beautiful flowers usually in pink, but also found other variants (white, yellow…). Botanical name Lamprocapnos spectabilis English names Asian bleeding-hearts, lyre flower Nederlandse naam Gebroken hartjes Indian names Characteristics Native habitat Siberia, northern China, Korea and Japan Plant Type herb Bloom time Apr, May, June Fall color Fruit Uses Categories 04-Apr, 05-May, - [Yellow flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/yellow/) - [Urban flowers by color](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/) - [Brown flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/brown/) - [Orange flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/orange/) - [Red flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/red/) - [Multiple color flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/multi/) - Flowers such as tulips, roses, dahlias, carnations that come in multiple colors are listed here. - [Green flowers](https://koolbloom.net/urban-flowers-by-color/green/) ## Post List Boxes - [Default List Box](https://koolbloom.net/?pps_post_list_box=default-list-box) - 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