🌼 Rudbeckia 'Becky Cinnamon Bicolor'

 

Rudbeckia 'Becky Cinnamon Bicolor'

Common Name: Becky Cinnamon Bicolor Coneflower

Becky Cinnamon Bicolor brings warm, glowing tones to gardens and parks –  patches or cheerful borders. Its low maintenance and bold colors make it a standout in any Lahori landscape! Rewarding addition to any garden. Companion plants - Salvia, Echinacea and ornamental grasses. safe to humans except for skin problem. 

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🌿 Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta 'Becky Cinnamon Bicolor'

🌿 Family: Asteraceae – Known for its daisy-like blooms and wide appeal to pollinators.

📏 Height: 18–24 inches tall, with a compact, upright clumping habit.

🍃 Foliage: Rough, green leaves; hairy texture; deciduous in colder months.

🌸 Flowering Period (Lahore/Punjab): Blooms from late March to June and often again in early autumn. Features striking bicolor petals – deep cinnamon and golden yellow with dark centers.

🍒 Fruition: Produces cone-like seed heads after flowering; seeds ripen in late summer and may attract birds.

🌱 Soil: Prefers well-drained, fertile soil but tolerates average to poor soils.

⚖️ pH Value: 6.0–7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral).

💧 Water: Moderate; water weekly during hot, dry spells. Tolerates brief drought once established.

🌡️ Temperature: Thrives in Lahore’s hot summers; tolerates heat well but benefits from some afternoon shade in peak heat. It needs 6-8 hours of sunlight.

🧊 Hardiness Zone (USA): USDA Zone 4–9 -  (Min temperature Z 9 (- 6.7 to - 3.3 C) 

🌾 Propagation: Easily propagated by seed; self-sows in the garden if allowed. Cuttings 4- 6 inches long during late spring and early summers.

🐛 Pesticides: Generally pest-resistant. Watch for aphids or leaf spots; treat with Neem oil or insecticidal soap if needed.

🌿 Fertilizers: Apply balanced, all-purpose fertilizer in early spring and once mid-summer for best blooms.

🦋 Attractiveness to Wildlife:
A magnet for bees, butterflies, and songbirds! Its nectar-rich blooms and seed heads provide seasonal food and shelter.

 Enjoy reading and planting this beautiful flowers.

🌿 Sapindus mukorossi – The Soapnut Tree

 

🌿 Sapindus mukorossi – The Soapnut Tree

This majestic native tree is not only eco-friendly but also culturally treasured for its cleansing fruit. A beautiful, sustainable addition to large gardens and agroforestry landscapes in Punjab.

Botanical Name: Sapindus mukorossi – Commonly known as the Reetha Tree or Indian Soapberry

Family: Sapindaceae – A diverse plant family known for trees and shrubs with saponin-rich fruits

Height: Typically grows 12–20 meters tall; tall, upright tree with a broad, rounded canopy

Foliage: Deciduous; glossy, lance-shaped leaflets arranged in pairs, turning pale yellow before shedding

Fruition: Produces small, round, yellow-brown fruits rich in natural soap (saponin); fruits ripen from October to December in Punjab

Soil: Prefers well-drained, loamy to sandy soil; thrives in moderately fertile conditions

pH Value: Tolerates slightly acidic to neutral soils (pH 6.0–7.5)

Water: Moderate water needs; drought-tolerant once established but benefits from deep watering in dry months

Temperature: Thrives in warm climates (20°C to 38°C); sensitive to frost in early stages of growth

Hardiness Zone (USA): USDA Zone 9–11 (-3 to 4 C) - Rare freeze & day time temperatures are warm in winters

Propagation: Commonly grown from seeds; semi-hardwood cuttings possible but slower

Pesticides: Generally pest-resistant; watch for aphids or scale—can be managed with neem oil or soap sprays

Fertilizers: Apply compost or well-rotted manure in early spring; a balanced NPK feed helps fruiting

Flowering Period (Lahore/Punjab): Small, yellowish-white flowers bloom in April–May; mildly fragrant and clustered in panicles (branched clusters of flowers)

Attractiveness to Wildlife: The flowers attract bees and other pollinators; the tree also offers shade and shelter to birds

Please enjoy viewing and decorate environment with this useful medicinal tree. 

Good luck. 

🌳Robinia pseudoacacia — Black Locust - Abbotabad, Chitral

Robinia pseudoacacia — Black Locust

Family: Fabaceae – A legume family known for natural soil enrichment through nitrogen fixation.

Height: 12–30 meters; fast-growing tree with a loose, upright form.

Foliage: Deciduous with feathery, compound leaves; fresh green in spring, golden in autumn.

Fruition: Produces flat, brown seed pods in summer; pods persist into winter.

Soil: Adapts to most soil types but prefers well-drained loamy or sandy soils. Excellent for poor soil restoration.

pH Value: Neutral to slightly alkaline (6.0–8.0)

Water: Low to moderate; drought-tolerant once established.

Temperature: Thrives in Lahore’s heat and handles winter chills well (down to -20°C).

Hardiness Zone (USA): USDA Zones 4–8

Propagation: Propagates easily through seeds and root suckers. Can naturalize quickly if unchecked.

Pesticides: Generally pest-resistant. Watch for aphids and borers—control with neem spray or pruning.

Fertilizers: Rarely needed due to nitrogen-fixing roots; compost in early spring boosts health if needed.

Flowering Period (Lahore/Punjab): April to May; drapes in cascading white, fragrant flowers that attract all the attention.

Attractiveness to Wildlife: A pollinator magnet—bees, butterflies, and songbirds love it!

Hermerocallis- Daylily- (Red Volunteer)

 Hermerocallis- Daylily- (Red Volunteer)

Showy flower, its life span is 24 hours, so named as daylilly, another flower usually replaces the spent one, on the same stalk/ scape. Drought tolerance, and has heat stress immunity, Grows in most hardiness zones.  May mix this variety with other daylilies for colors. Requires full and part sun, moist and well drained soil. Low care. Deciduous. Plant during early fall.

It has 60,000 registered cultivars. Used as ground cover, border for shrub and perenial beds.  Place in  containers near patios. No serious pests or disease issues. 

 Lovely red flowers to invigorate the landscape.

Award of Merit.

 It can attain  height up to 31 inch/ 75 cm. 

Needs full or part sun.

Attract butterflies, bees and birds.

Another view

Water droplets.

May you enjoy, reading, viewing and growing this beautiful plant.😊

Cherry Blossoms- Sweet cherry, (Prunus avium)

 

Bougainvillea spectabilis- Bougainvillea glabra - Pink bougainvillea-

    Named after French admiral, who sailed world 1766- 1769- Loius de Bougainvillea. It has sharp thorns on branches and grows aggressively. It can bear low temperatures- minus 2- 5 centigrades. but ideal in winters is 7-10 degrees. Frequently requires fertilisers-  low in nitrogen 6-6-6 or 8-8-8. Blooming fertiliser - 2-10-10. Bloom period spring through fall. Flower is edible. Many colors single and dual. Needs dry soil, very bright full sun, little water when established. Flourishes in slightly acidic soil to neutral, range 6-7. Colored bracts, too much shade and water resticts blooming.Family Nyctaginaceae. It contains both male and female components in the same flower. Favours Bonsai. lifespan around 50 years. Thrive in pots - dwarf varieties close to support structures. Sow Cuttings in summer or early autumn- 15 cm/ 6 inches long- new shoot at the top and old shoot at bottom. Pinch plant for side shooting - bushier. Organic fertilisers - coffee grounds nitrogen , eggshells- calcium-  banana peels potassium.  Prune late winters or early spring and remove dead woods and aggressive growth. Drought tolerant. Ornamental use in landscape as a hedge, ground cover, accent point, arches. columns, etc.