A glossy red spathe with a pale spadix, strongly architectural and unmistakably tropical. Its waxy surface gives it a polished sculptural look.
Golden Trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Latin: Allamanda cathartica
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2022
Place: Colombo
A bright yellow tropical flower with a deep funnel throat and smooth broad petals. This is one of the most recognizable ornamental climbers in warm regions.
Parrot Heliconia
Heliconia psittacorum
Latin: Heliconia psittacorum
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2022
Place: Colombo
A narrow upright heliconia inflorescence with strong orange and red tones. Its shape and colour give it a striking bird-like tropical character.
Desert Rose
Adenium obesum
Latin: Adenium obesum
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2025
Place: Colombo
A pink five-petalled flower with a pale throat and thick succulent foliage. Its clean shape and smooth colour gradient make it a refined ornamental subject.
Peacock Flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Latin: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2025
Place: Colombo
A flamboyant orange-yellow flower cluster with long red stamens and rounded buds. The branching structure makes it especially strong for decorative close photography.
Beach Bean
Canavalia rosea
Latin: Canavalia rosea
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2025
Place: Kalutara
A creeping coastal vine with bright pink pea-shaped flowers. Beach bean is commonly found on tropical shorelines and sandy coastal habitats, where it helps stabilize dunes and withstands salt spray and strong winds.
New addition
Cape Honeysuckle
Tecoma capensis
Latin: Tecoma capensis
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Colombo
A bright orange flowering shrub producing tubular blooms that attract butterflies and nectar-feeding birds. Cape Honeysuckle is widely cultivated in tropical gardens for its long flowering season.
New addition
Chinese Ixora
Ixora chinensis
Latin: Ixora chinensis
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2026
Place: Colombo
A cluster of pale yellow Chinese Ixora flowers emerging from tightly packed buds. This evergreen tropical shrub is widely cultivated for its colourful flower clusters and long flowering season.