Many plants are given the names which appear to be most apt. One of them is Deepmaal (Temple Lamp post), दीपमाळ. In front of temples there are stone towers in which oil lamps used to glow in the evening. This दीपमाळ plant has globular flower heads that resemble these दीपमाळा. And most wonderful thing is that one can literally see the orange flame-like flowers peeping from these flower heads.
Scientific name of this plant is Leonotis nepetifolia. The plant is native to tropical Africa. It is also believed to be native to south India; however, it might have been naturalized in India. It is an annual plant and starts flowering from monsoon to winter.
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Scientific name of this plant is Leonotis nepetifolia. The plant is native to tropical Africa. It is also believed to be native to south India; however, it might have been naturalized in India. It is an annual plant and starts flowering from monsoon to winter.
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