बस यूँही….

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What I love about flowers and the reason I find them so satisfying and calming is the fact that they show equanimity towards every human. They will bring the same guileless pure beauty, the fragrance and joy to everyone.
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Of course if one nurtures the plants, this joy will be multiplied manifold.
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Tabernaemontana divaricata, commonly called pinwheel flower, crape jasmine, East India rosebay, and Nero’s crown, is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. We call it तगर in marathi.
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The plant generally grows to 1.5 metres in height. The waxy blossoms are found in small clusters on the stem tips. The (single) flowers have the characteristic ‘pinwheel’ shape and the same shape is also seen in other genera in the family Apocynaceae such as Vinca and Nerium.
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Both single and double-flowered forms are cultivated, the flowers of both forms being white. The plant blooms in spring but flowers appear sporadically all year. The flowers have a very mild pleasing fragrance.
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In zones where it is not hardy it is grown as a house/glasshouse plant for its attractive flowers and foliage. The stem exudes a milky latex when broken, whence the name milk flower.
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