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Flowers categorized by Letter m
Common Name: My Valentine Rose, Mattocks Rose
Botanical name: Rosa 'My Valentine'
Family: Rosaceae
Order: Rosales
Light requirement : Full sun
Height : Up to 5 feet tall
Uses : Cut flowers
Flowers : Red, large, mild fragrance
Location :Ooty rose garden, Nilgiri Hills, india
Common Name: Monkey brush vine
Botanical name: Combretum rotundifolium
Family: Combretaceae [rangoon creeper]
Genus: Combretum
Found in : South America
Height :Up to 10 feet tall
Synonym : Combretum aubletii
Location: Lalbagh, Bangalore, India
Flowers: Red, showy
Camera: Nikon D40X
Name: Miniflora roses
Common Name: Tiny rose
Order : Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Height : 1 to 2.5 feet
Flowers: Magenta pink, small, showy, fragrance, up to 16 petals
Foliage : Evergreen, simple
Light requirement : Sunny, open, water regularly
Best For: Pots, borders, containers, butterfly garden
Common Name: Marigold golden gate
Color: Red & yellow
Category : Dwarf
Fragrance: Good
Photographs : Guna Selvi
Good for :Borders, containers, landscape design, pots
Family : Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Location: Ooty botanical gardens, nilgiris, tamil nadu, india
Common Name: Ironwood tree, kora kaha flower, delek air tree
Botanical name: Memecylon umbellatum
Family : Melastomataceae
Order: Myrtales
Origin / Native : India, Sri Lanka, Deccan Plateau
Category : Evergreen small tree
Location : Lalbagh, bangalore,india
Synonym: Memecylon edule
Flowers: Pink, white with blue
Common Name: Mildred scheel rose, Deep Secret Rose
Botanical name: Rosa Mildred Scheel, Rosa Deep Secret
Family: Rosaceae
Order: Rosales
Origin / Native : German, Asia, Europe
Height :2 feet to 4 feet [118.87cm] tall
Category : Hybrid Tea Rose
Flowers : Maroon, Deep red with black
Location: Ooty rose garden, Nilgiri, India
Common Name: Mingus alex dahlia
Botanical name: Dahlia hybrida
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Mexico, Colombia, Central America
Cultivar Name :Mingus Alex
Category : Decorative
Flowers : Dark red, maroon, large
Location : Ooty botanical garden, India
Common Name: Myrtles brandy dahlia
Botanical name: Dahlia hybrida
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Mexico, Colombia, America
Category :Decorative Dahlia
Type : Herbaceous perennial plant
Height : Up to 6 feet
Flowers : White with deep red, dark magenta, mild fragrance
Common Name: Mi wong dahlia
Botanical name: Dahlia hybrida
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Mexico, Colombia, America
Category :Pom Pon Dahlia
Type: Herbaceous perennial plant
Flowers: White with purple, bicolor
Best for: Pots, containers, borders, garden beds
Location: Ooty botanical garden, India
Name: Mylabris pustulata feeding on the peregrina
Family: Meloidae
Order: Coleoptera
Food Source : Flower
Found in : South Asia
Species of : Blister beetle
Kingdom : Animalia
Location: Butterfly Park, Srirangam, Melur, Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu, India
Common Name: Madras pea pumpkin, Bristly Bryony, Rough Bryony
Botanical name: Cucumis maderaspatanus
Family: Cucurbitaceae [gourd family]
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : India, Srilanka
Previous Name :Mukia maderaspatana
Type : Annual climber
Flowers: Yellow, small, 5 hairy petals
Foliage: Deep green, mild hairy
Location: Kundadam, Tirupur, india
Common Name: Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, bridal wreath
Botanical name: Stephanotis floribunda
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin / Native: Madagascar
Flower Type: Clusters of tubular white flowers
Category :Evergreen woody climbing vine
Location : Lalbagh, bangalore,india
Foliage : Deep green
Flowers : White, clustered
Common Name: Malabar neem, Malai Vembu, Forest neem, Maha neem
Botanical name: Melia dubia
Family: Meliaceae
Order: Sapindales
Origin / Native : India, South East Asia, Australia
Growth Rate :Fast
Synonym : Melia composita
Flowers : White, purple, bicolor
Height : 15 feet
Fragrance : Mild
Common Name: Mexican oleander, lucky nut
Botanical name: Thevetia peruviana
Family: Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
Origin / Native : Tropical South , Central America, Mexico
Category :Poisonous plant
Type : Evergreen shrub, small tree
Flowers: Yellow, mild fragrance, funnel shaped
Tamil : Manja arali
Sanskrit : Asvaghna, Karaveera
Common Name: Mountain knotgrass
Botanical name: Aerva lanata
Family : Amaranthaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Asia, Australia, Africa
Life Cycle :Annual, Perennial herb
Tamil : Sirupoolai, Sirupeelai
Sanskrit : Astmabayda
Hindi : Gorakhbuti
Common Name: Moonstruck dahlia
Botanical name: Dahlia hybrida
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Mexico, Colombia, Central America
Cultivar Name :Moonstruck
Category : Decorative
Flowers: White, large, 7 inches wide blooms
Location: Ooty botanical garden, Nilgiris, India
Common Name: Mums flower
Botanical name: Chrysanthemum
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Europe, Asia
Life Cycle :Perennial
Category : Herb, subshrub
Flowers: White, small, mild fragrance
Height : 3 feet
Best for : Pots, borders, containers, garden beds
Common Name: Magellan zinnia, Narrow leaf zinnia
Botanical name: Zinnia angustifolia
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Mexico, United States
Height :19 inches
Type : Annual, Perennial
Flowers : Orange, Sandy brown or chocolate
Location : Kundadam, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, india
Common Name: Pongam Tree, Indian Beech Tree
Botanical name: Millettia pinnata
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : India, Tropical Asia
Height :65 to 70 feet tall
Category : Deciduous legume tree
Flowers: Lavender, white, pea shaped, clustered spikes facing downwards
Best for: Parks, roadsides, avenues
Location : Cubbon park, Bangalore, India
Common Name: Magenta zinnia
Botanical name: Zinnia hybrida
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Zinnia
Origin / Native : America
Height :24 inches tall
Flowering Season : Summer
Best for: Border, pots, containers, garden beds
Flowers: Magenta, medium violet red or violet
Common Name: Magnolita, Him Champa
Botanical name: Magnolia liliifera
Family: Magnoliaceae
Order: Magnoliales
Origin / Native: Thailand, Asia
Category :Fragrant ornamental tree
Synonym : Talauma candollei
Flowers : Beige, Navajo white, moccasin or anitique white, fragrance, large, 6.5 inches wide blooms
Location : Lalbagh, bangalore,india
Common Name: Magnolia grandiflora blooming bud
Botanical name: Magnolia grandiflora
Family: Magnoliaceae
Order: Magnoliales
Origin / Native : Texas, Florida, United States
Type :Evergreen deciduous tree
Genus : Magnolia
Flowers : White, Ivory, corn silk or beige, fragrance, large
Location : Lalbagh, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Common Name: Marigold
Botanical name: Tagetes erecta
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : South America
Category :Herbaceous plant
Life Cycle : Annual, perennial
Flowers : Yellow, medium, fragrance
Best for: Pots, containers, borders, garden beds
Common Name: Monkey brush vine flower buds
Botanical name: Combretum rotundifolium
Family: Combretaceae
Species: rotundifolium
Origin / Native : South America
Flowering Month :End of Feb, March, April, May
Category : Vining shrub
Location: Lalbagh, Bangalore, Karnataka
Flowers : Deep red
Common Name: Melampodium, Butter daisy
Botanical name: Melampodium divaricatum
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : America, Mexico, Tropical &subtropical areas of the world
Height :24 in[60.960cm]
Life Cycle : Annual
Flowers: Yellow, small, mild fragrance, showy
Best for : Pots, containers, borders, garden beds
Location : Lalbagh, bangalore, india
Common Name: Mexican bird of paradise, Mexican Holdback, Tabachin del Monte
Botanical name: Caesalpinia mexicana
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Mexico, Texas
Kannada :Kenjige
Category : Small tree, Woody shrub
Best for: Borders
Flowers: Golden yellow
Location : Lalbagh, bangalore,india
Common Name: Mexican prickly poppy, Cardosanto
Botanical name: Argemone mexicana
Family: Papaveraceae
Order: Ranunculales
Origin / Native : Tropcal America, India, Mexico, United States
Characteristic :Poisonous plant
Tamil : Kudiyotti, Ponnummuttai
Flowers: Yellow, showy
Location : Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, Karnataka
Common Name: Monkey brush vine red, Escova de Macaco, monkey brush, Escovinha, Bugio
Botanical name: Combretum fruticosum
Family: Combretaceae
Order: Myrtales
Origin / Native : Venezuela, Brasil, Guiana, Bolivia, America
Type :Tropical Perennial
Synonym : Gardenia volkensii
Flowers: Deep red with yellow stamens
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore, india
Common Name: Magenta dianthus
Botanical name: Dianthus deltoides
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Care & Type: Full Sun, Well drained soil, Average water
Origin / Native : Southern Europe, Pyrenees, Asia
Best for :Borders, Pots, containers, garden beds
Life Cycle : Herbaceous perennial
Flowers: Magenta, fuchsia, showy
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore, India
Common Name: Monkey brush vine yellow
Botanical name: Combretum fruticosum
Family: Combretaceae
Flowering Season: Summer to Fall
Origin / Native : Costa Rica, Tropical America, Mexico
Category :Evergreen climbing Vine
Height : Up to 15 feet tall
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Location: Lalbagh botanical gardens, india
Common Name: Monk's hood cactus
Botanical name: Astrophytum ornatum
Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Mexico
Group :Cacti
Best for : Pots, containers
Flowering Season: Summer
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore, India
Synonym : Astrophytum glabrescens
Common Name: Indian Mulberry
Botanical name: Morinda pubescens
Family: Rubiaceae
Order: Gentianales
Origin / Native : South Asia, Africa, India
Synonym :Morinda citrifolia, Morinda tinctoria
Genus: Morinda
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore, india
Flower: White, small, 5 petals, clustered
Foliage: Deep green
Common Name: Magnolia fruit
Botanical name: Magnolia grandiflora
Family: Magnoliaceae
Order: Magnoliales
Origin / Native : Texas, Florida
Shape of fruit :Cylindrical shape
Length of Fruit : 15.240cm
Color: Green
Foliage: Deep green
Location : Lalbagh botanical gardens, bangalore, india
Common Name: Magenta color petunia, Surfinia petunia
Botanical name: Petunia integrifolia
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Petunia
Origin / Native : Argentina, South America
Type : Annual
Flowers: Magenta, dark orchid, dark violet, blue violet, purple, large, wavy petals
Best for: Pots, containers, borders, hanging baskets
Location : Lalbagh, Bangalore, India
Common Name: Magenta garden phlox, Tall Garden Phlox
Botanical name: Phlox paniculata
Family:Polemoniaceae
Flowering Season:All Summer
Origin / Native : Europe, North America
Height & Spread :Up to 3 feet tall & 24 inches wide
Type : Long lived perennial
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore, India
Flowers: Magenta, medium violet red
Best for : Borders, pots, garden beds
Common Name: Malabar tamarind, vadakkan puli, brindleberry, Gambooge
Botanical name: Garcinia gummi-gutta
Family : Clusiaceae
Order: Malpighiales
Origin / Native : Tropical Asia, Indonesia
Tamil :Kudampuli
Synonym : Garcinia cambogia
Attracts: Bees, butterflies, birds
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore,india
Uses : Weight loss, medicine, Cooking
Common Name: Cat's claw
Botanical name: Martynia annua
Family: Martyniaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native& Found In : Mexico, India
Category :Small herb
Genus : Martynia
Life Cycle: Annual
Sanskrit : kakanasika
Tamil : Kaakkaa mookuchedi
Common Name: Marvel of peru, Garden jalap, Beauty of the night
Botanical name: Mirabilis jalapa
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Tropical America
Type :Perennial
Uses : Ornamental
Flowers: Red or medium violet red, dark orchid
Tamil : Andhi Mandhaarai, Anthi Malli
Malayalam : Naalumani poovu
Common Name: Mealy blue sage
Botanical name: Salvia farinacea
Family: Lamiaceae
Habit: Herb
Origin / Native : Texas
Synonym :Salvia earlei
Height : Up to 36 inches
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore, india
Flowers: Medium slate blue, medium purple
Best for : Borders, pots, containers
Common Name: Mimosa hamata pink
Botanical name: Mimosa hamata
Family: Fabaceae
Order:Fabales
Origin / Native :Thar desert, India
Hindi :Mundi
Synonym : Mimosa armata
Location : Lalbagh, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Flowers: Medium orchid or pinkish purple with white lavender bicolor
Common Name: Mealy sage, Texas wildflower
Botanical name: Salvia farinacea
Family: Lamiaceae
Flowering Season: March to Nov
Origin / Native : Mexico, Texas
Height :Up to 24 inches tall
Type : Herbaceous perennial
Best for: Borders
Height: 3 feet
Location : Lalbagh, Karnataka, South India
Common Name: Moonflower
Botanical name: Ipomoea alba
Family: Convolvulaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : Florida, Argentina, Tropical and subtropical areas
Species :alba [night blooming morning glory]
Genus : Ipomoea
Climbing up to: 15 feet
Flowers bloomg time: 5 to 6.30 am
Common Name: Morning glory, Japanese morning glory
Botanical name: Ipomoea nil
Family: Convolvulaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : Tropical areas of the world, Japan, Asia, America
Uses :Ornamental
Genus : Ipomoea
Flowers : Blue with white throat, large, showy, blooming at 5.30 to 6 am and lasting up to 9 am
Common Name: Mealycup sage with honey bee
Botanical name: Salvia farinacea Benth
Family: Lamiaceae [Mint Family]
Height & Type: Up to 3 feet & Perennial
Origin / Native : Texas
Flowering Season :Early summer to Winter
Synonym : Salvia earlei
Best for: Borders
Attracts: Bees, butterflies
Location : Lalbagh, south bangalore, India
Common Name: Morning mallow, Common Fanpetals, Common Wireweed
Botanical name: Sida rhombifolia
Family: Malvaceae
Order: Malvales
Native & Found In : America, Australasia, India, Sri Lanka
Hindi :Janglimedhi, Bariyar
Sanskrit : Mahasamanga, Kharayashti, Atibala
Flowers: Beige, navajo white, small, 5 petals
Malayalam : Kurumtotti
Location : Kundadam, Tirupur, India
Common Name: Moss rose, Ten O'clock flower
Botanical name: Portulaca grandiflora
Family: Portulacaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Native & Found In : Brazil, Argentina
Uses & Height :Ornamental & 15.240cm
Type : Annual
Flowers: Magenta pink with white variegated
Best for : Pots, containers, borders
Location : Kundadam, Tirupur, India
Common Name: Moulmein rosewood
Botanical name: Millettia peguensis
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Thailand, Siam, Myanmar, Bangladesh
Synonym :Millettia ovalifolia
Category : Deciduous tree
Flowers: Pinkish purple, pea shaped with red bracts
Genus : Millettia
Common Name: Mussaenda, Paper rose
Botanical name: Mussaenda Philippica
Family: Rubiaceae [Madder,coffee family]
Order: Gentianales
Origin / Native : Tropical Africa, India, Asia, China
Category :Shrub, Sub shrub, small tree
Uses : Ornamental
Flowers: Pink with yellow
Height : Up to 4.5 meters
Growth Rate : Fast
Common Name: Ashanti Blood
Botanical name: Mussaenda erythrophylla
Family: Rubiaceae
Order: Gentianales
Origin / Native : Thailand, Asia, Tropical Africa, Zaire
Tamil :Vellaiyilai
Category : Evergreen shrub or small tree
Flowers: Crimson red, showy
Hindi : Bedina
Location : Lalbagh, Bangalore, India
Common Name: White Wing, Dwarf Mussaenda
Botanical name: Mussaenda luteola
Family: Rubiaceae
Flowering Season: March to July
Origin / Native : India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Himalayas, Ethiopia
Type :Perennial shrub
Height : Up to 9 feet 10 inch tall
Flowers: White or Ivory, showy
Tamil : Vellilathali
Common Name: Alay, Hooked Mimosa
Botanical name: Mimosa hamata
Family: Fabaceae [pea family]
Flowering Season: Feb to Aug
Origin / Native : Thar desert,Indian subcontinent
Height :1 feet to 6 feet tall
Type : Small, medium size flowering shrub
Flowers: Pink, globe shaped
Marathi : Gulabi babul
Common Name: madagascar periwinkle pink white
Botanical name: Catharanthus roseus
Family: Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
Origin / Native : Madagascar
Type :Annual, perennial
Flowers : White, red, purple, lavender, pink mixed
Foliage: Deep green
Best for : Pots, containers, borders, garden beds
Common Name: Madagascar periwinkle white red
Botanical name: Catharanthus roseus
Family: Apocynaceae
Order: Gentianales
Origin / Native : Madagascar
Type :Annual, perennial
Flowers : Magenta, red, white, pink, violet
Height: 2 feet
Location : Lalbagh flower show, bangalore, India
Common Name: Marigold orange, Rubber glove
Botanical name: Tagetes erecta
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : America, Mexico
Uses :Medicinal, Culinary, Rituals, Ornamental
Type : Summer annual
Flowers: Orange, showy, fragrance
Best for : Borders, pots, containers
Common Name: Marigold yellow
Botanical name: Tagetes erecta
Family: Asteraceae
Species: erecta
Origin / Native : Mexico
Uses :Garland, Cut flower, Decorations
Best for :Borders, pots, containers, garden beds
Flowers: Yellow, fragrance, showy
Location : Lalbagh, Bangalore, India
Common Name: Four o'clock flower
Botanical name: Mirabilis jalapa
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Flowering Season: June to Oct
Origin / Native : Tropical America
Height :Up to 24 inches tall
Type : Perennial
Flowers: Fuchsia or magenta, showy
Foliage : Evergreen
Location : Kundadam, Tirupur, India
Common Name: Bitter melon, Goya
Botanical name: Momordica charantia
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh
Genus :Momordica
Uses : Medicinal, Cuisine
Flowers: Yellow, 5 petals, fragrance
Foliage : Deep green
Location : Kundadam, Tirupur, India
Common Name: Banana
Botanical name: Musa paradisiaca
Family: Musaceae
Order: Zingiberales
Origin / Native : India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
Type :Large herb, plant, tree
Height : Up to 9 m tall
Uses: Medicinal & tamil cuisine
Tamil : vazhai
Genus : Musa
Common Name: Mirabilis jalapa yellow
Botanical name: Mirabilis jalapa
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Flowers: Trumpet shaped, blooming single or in clusters
Origin / Native : Tropical America
Height :Up to 3 feet tall
Type : Multi branched shrub
Flowers: Yellow, velvety, showy, funnel shaped
Foliage : Deep green
Common Name: Mirabilis jalapa yellow with red, Bicolor Mirabilis Jalapa
Botanical name: Mirabili jalapa
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Mirabilis
Flowering Season : All Summer
Type :Perennial ornamental plant
Special Character : Seeds are poisonous
Best for: Borders, pots, containers, evening garden beds
Flowers : Red and yellow variegated
Common Name: Mirabilis jalapa yellow with red dots, Beauty of the night
Botanical name: Mirabilis jalapa
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Hindi: Gulbakshi
Sanskrit : Krishnakeli
Kannada :Gulamaji
Telugu : Chandramalli
Flowers: Yellow & red dotted pattern
Seeds : Green & Black, poisonous
Location : Kundadam, Tirupur, India
Common Name: Mango
Botanical name: Mangifera indica
Family: Anacardiaceae
Order: Sapindales
Life Cycle : Perennial
Category :Evergreen large fruit tree
Origin / Native : Tropical Asia
Flowers: Beige, navajo white or corn silk, tiny, clustered, fragrance
Tamil : Mambazham
Attracts : Birds, bees, butterflies
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