Monday, December 26, 2011

Arctic Snow - സിലോണ്‍ മുല്ല

സിലോണ്‍ മുല്ല

Arctic Snow

Winter Cherry Tree, Milky way, Snowflake, Pudpitchaya, Sweet Indrajao, Hyamaraca

Sanskrit: Kutajah

Botanical name: Wrightia antidysenterica

Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)

Synonyms: Nerium antidysentericum, Nerium zeylanicum, Wrightia zeylanica

Ceylon mulla

Arctic Snow is a small compact and bushy shrub growing up to 1.5 m tall. It blooms non stop all year-round. At full bloom, plant is covered with 1 inch white flowers that look like little stars, or with some imagination, snowflakes from a distance. Leaves are elliptic, glossy, evergreen. Native to Sri Lanka, it has become a sought after garden plant.


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