Helianthus Annus | Sunflower | Suryaphul

Classification of Helianthus Annus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Helianthoideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Helianthus
Binomial name
Helianthus annuus

Common names:- English. Sunflower; Marathi. Suryaphul.
A tall annual with large yellow flowers; very common in the gardens. Propagated by seeds.

Gynandropsis Speciosa

Gynandropsis Speciosa

Family – Capparidaceae.

An elegant annual, 1 m. high, with large rosy flowers in terminal racemes, and digitate leaves with 7 leaflets. Grown as an ornamental plant in gardens.
Propagated by seeds.

Gomphrena Globosa | Globe amaranth.

Classification of Gomphrena Globosa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Gomphrena
Species:	G. globosa
Binomial name
Gomphrena globosa

Family – Amarantaceae.

COM. NS.:- English. Globe amaranth.

A tall branched annual with obovate-oblong leaves and large globose, yellowish-white or crimson heads of flowers, 2.5-4 cm. in diameter, with leafy bracts and pinkish purple bracteoles.
Flowers in August-March.

Gerbera Jamiesoni

Gerbera Jamiesoni

Family – Compositae.

An ornamental herb, a native of S. Africa, with flowers resembling Michelmas daisy, but orange-cloloured and deeply lobed rather large leaves. Propagated by seeds.

Gaillardia Pulchella

Classification of Gaillardia Pulchella

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Gaillardia
Species:	G. pulchella
Binomial name
Gaillardia pulchella

A perennial tall herb. The ray flowers are crimson tipped with bright yellow. The ray and disk flowers develop into tubular funnel-shaped florets and form handsom flower heads. An improved form of this (G. lorenziana) is very handsome and unique in its appearance.

Exacum Tetragonum

Exacum Tetragonum

Family – Gentianaceae

An elegant herb resembling E.Bicolor, but is distinguished by flowers with corolla lobes azure blue. Propagated by seeds.

Exacum Pumilum

Exacum Pumilum

Family – Gentianaceae

A very small herbaceous annual with tetragonal stem.
Leaves lanceolate. Flowers in lax cymes, bluish-purple, with prominent yellow anthers.
A beautiful herb. Flowers in August-September.
Pretty common in grasslands during the rains in Konkan and S.M.Country.
Worth growing in gardens. Propagated by seeds.

Exacum Bicolor | Udichirayet

Exacum Bicolor

Family – Gentianaceae

Common Name – Maharastra:- Udichirayet

An erect annual with quadrangular stem. Leaves very variable. Flowers showy in copious terminal cymes. The lower half of the corolla lobes white, the upper blue. Flowers in August-November; wild in pasture lands in Konkan, Mawal, Deccan, and S.M. Country; worth growing in gardens. Propagated by seeds.

Dianthus Chinensis | China-pink

Classification of Dianthus Chinensis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. chinensis
Binomial name
Dianthus chinensis

Common Name – E. China-pink

An annual herb with stems swollen at the nodes and sessile linear leaves, a beautiful cold weather plant. Flowers of many colours cultivated.

Dianthus Caryophyllus | Carnation Karanphul

Classification of Carnation M.Karanphul

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Dianthus
Species:	D. caryophyllus
Binomial name
Dianthus caryophyllu