Butterflies of Lahore – Indian Fritillary
Today i will show you one of the beautiful Butterflies of Lahore – Indian Fritillary Argyreus hyperbius is a not a common butterfly of Punjab. It is originally a butterfly...
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Flowers of Rose cactus and Dwarf white bauhinia
There are two unusual plants i saw recently, both blooming in late summer here. These were Flowers of Rose cactus and Dwarf white bauhinia. Both were blooming profusely. It is...
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Flowers of Ivy Gourd, Desert petunia and Firecracker
There are many shrubs and plants which suit very well to the hot climates like lahore but very under rated. Perhaps they are common but the beauty of these common...
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Butterflies of Islamabad – Clouded yellow butterfly
Another butterfly which i captured during my visit to Rose and Jasmine garden Islamabad was clouded yellow butterfly Colias croceus. It was sitting on the rose bush not on the...
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Giant Crape-myrtle, peacock flower and katsagon
There are lots of flowers in bignonia family which are ideal to the climate of lahore. Some of them are heat loving and flower profusely in hottest months in summer....
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Sunbird on my terrace garden
Humming birds are not common in lahore, pakistan while sunbirds are common here. I did see a humming bird moth in Lawrence gardens but we will have to be content...
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Wild flowers of Punjab – Sodom apple, bindweed
Today i will present you wild flowers of Punjab – Sodom apple, bindweed. This is Apple of sodom or calotrope with botanic name Calotropis procera is a wild flower of...
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Growing Society garlic, Tulbaghia violacea in warm climates
Today i will tell you about growing Society garlic, Tulbaghia violacea in warm climates. There are not many bulbs capable of flowering in the summer heat of May and June...
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Love in a mist, dwarf morning glory, double daylily
It is early summer here in lahore but weather is still not hot because of recent rains. This is the reason most of spring annuals are lingering into the summer....
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Butterflies of Murree – Common four ring butterfly
Continuing the Butterflies of Pakistan series, the next few posts will be covering the butterflies of Murree hills including Nathia gali, Bhurban and pipeline track near donga gali. The first...
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