Cycas revoluta- Sago cycas- Kanghi palm

Cycas revoluta

• Botanical name is Cycas revoluta. Common names are Cycad, Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago Palm, Sago Cycas and Sago Palm. Local name is Kanghi palm.  Grow well in Lahore (USA Hardiness Zone 8b- 11). Belongs to Cycadaceae family. 

 Group planting. Fortress Stadium Lahore.

A scene from Lahore Fort. 

Can attain a height ranging from 6 to 12 feet. 

Painted view. Hazori Bagh/ Garden.
Opposite Badshahi Mosque.

Parts are poisonous if ingested. Jinnah Garden. 

Suckering plant. Botanical Garden Laore. 

Grown for foliage. Garden landscape. 

Outer landscape. New fronds/ leaves. 

Female plant, center holds the pink seeds.

Can be grown indoors. A view of  nursery. Patuki.

Male plant. 

Grown as a field. Hudiara village. 

Fronds/ leaves for sale. 
Saghian Flower Market.

Inner landscape of house.
Average water requirement.

Diseased plant- will grow leaves again. 

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Quisqualis indica- Rangoon creeper (jhumka bail)

Quisqualis indica

• Botanical name is Quisqualis (kwis-KWAL-iss) indica (IN-dee-Ka). Common name is Rangoon creeper. Local name is jhumka bail as of its drooping clusters of flowers. A well sighted climber in Lahore. (USA hardiness Zone 10a- 11). Belongs to Combrataceae family. 

Grows under sun and partial shade. 
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Can grow up to 40 feet. Photo by Rashad.

Leaves glabrous (smooth). Average water requirement. 
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New leaves. Photo by Rashad.

Mound. Jinnah Garden. Photo by Rashad.

Winters. Photo by Rashad.

Blooms scented- late summer to mid fall. 
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Pendulous- Drooping clusters- Jhumka. 
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Bloom red- crimson and pink. House landscape. Photo by Rashad.

Garden landscape. Photo by Rashad.

Flowers for lawn. Photo by Rashad.

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Ailanthus altissima- Tree of Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

• Botanical name is Ailanthus(Aey, len, thiss) altissima. Common names are Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac and Stink Tree. It grows in Lahore. (USA hardiness zone 4a- 8b). It is an invasive plant and not recommended as a house plant. It is sighted in Jinnah Garden. Belongs to Simaroubaceae family. Used for silkworm, medicines and Chinese cuisine. 

Trunk brown. Photo by Rashad. 

Grows under sun and partial shade. 
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Average water. Photo by Rashad.

Bark striped. Nutty smell. 
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Large compound leaves. Photo by Rashad.

Bloom is green. Late spring and early summer.
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Foliage tree. Parts are poisonous. 
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Painted view. Deciduous. Photo by Rashad.

Grows up to 40 feet. Photo by Rashad.

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Campsis grandiflora- Chinese Trumpet Creeper- Orange trumpets

Campsis grandiflora

• Botanical name is Campsis grandiflora (means big flower). Common name is Chinese Trumpet Creeper and Trumpet Vine. It is a common site in Lahore. (USA hardiness Zone 6a- 10b). Belongs to Bignoniaceae family. 

Can grow up to 30 feet tall. Photo by Rashad.

Grows under sun and Partial shade. 
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Attractive to birds, bees & butterflies. 
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Bloom apricot orange. Plant for trellises. 
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Blooms late spring to fall season. 
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Trumpet shaped flowers in clusters. 
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Deciduous. Needs average water. 
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Leaves. Garden landscape. Jinnah Garden.
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Asparagus falcatus, Sicklethorn, Asparagus fern,

Asparagus falcatus

• Botanical name is Asparagus falcatus. Common names are Sicklethorn, Yellowwood asparagus, Asparagus fern. Grown for its foliage. Local name is asparagus. Thrives well in Lahore (USA hardiness zone 8a- 9b). Belongs to Asparagaceae family. Bloom is white and fragrant. Has red berries. Attractive to birds.  

Perennial. Used around the base of pillar. Photo by Rashad.

Long twining stems. Branches used in floral decorations.Photo by Rashad.

Needs moist soil. Group usage.
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Evergreen. A mound. Photo by Rashad.

Thrives under sun and partial shade.
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Pillaring up. Jinnah Garden.
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Attractive pot plant. Photo by Rashad.

Leaves are like sickle. Light color of new leaves.
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Porch plant. Indoor plant.
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Topiary and hedge with thorn. Photo by Rashad.

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