The Story of Flora Hills

The Land

A living organic farm in Kavanur, Kerala - shaped by trees, water, soil, biodiversity and the long-term dream of a fruit forest and Miyawaki forest.

About Flora Hills

A living landscape in Kavanur.

Flora Hills is a 1.78-acre organic landscape located in Kavanur, Kerala, approximately 300 metres from the Areekode–Manjeri highway. The land combines fruit plantations, regional trees and gently sloping terrain.

1.78 Acres
20+ Years of Care
500+ Trees & Plants
50+ Bird & Life Forms
Landscape & Terrain

Where slope, soil and water meet.

Flora Hills carries a gentle slope connecting lower ground with the surrounding hillside, creating varying microclimates, light conditions and planting opportunities.

This character gives Flora Hills both visual beauty and ecological potential — supporting water movement, diverse planting patterns and the gradual creation of richer habitat zones.

Water & Ecology

Beyond planting — restoring ecological balance.

The vision for Flora Hills goes beyond growing trees. It seeks to improve biodiversity, support water resilience and encourage healthier ecological systems through organic cultivation and regenerative planting.

Organic soil

Water resilience

Biodiversity

Flora Hills Through Time

More than two decades of evolution.

Phase One

Beginning

The land began as a personal green space with early planting and care.

Phase Two

Diversification

Fruit trees, regional trees and useful plants were gradually added.

Phase Three

Organic Practice

The focus shifted toward organic cultivation and healthier soil systems.

Phase Four

Biodiversity

More life forms began appearing as the land became greener and more layered.

Phase Five

Future Forest

The next dream is a dense Miyawaki forest and a rich fruit forest collection.

Fruit Forest Vision

A future forest of flavours, stories and diversity.

One of the long-term dreams of Flora Hills is the creation of a dedicated fruit forest across approximately 20 cents of land — an evolving landscape designed to celebrate diversity, resilience and the remarkable richness of fruit-bearing plants.

The vision is to gradually cultivate a living collection of nearly 300 fruit plant varieties from different parts of the world, while ensuring that native and regionally suitable fruit trees remain the dominant presence and ecological backbone of the forest.

Flora Hills recognises that diversity is not measured only by the number of species, but also by the many varieties that exist within a single species. A mango, for example, is not merely one tree but a world of flavours, forms and regional identities.

The proposed fruit forest is therefore imagined not as an orchard in the conventional sense, but as a layered and immersive landscape where native trees, rare fruit varieties and carefully selected species grow together to create habitat, shade, seasonal beauty and ecological value.

Living Collection

The Flora Hills Living Collection.

A growing botanical archive shaped by curiosity, conservation and ecological diversity.

A landscape of diversity and discovery.

At the heart of Flora Hills is a growing living collection of trees, fruit plants, palms, bamboo and botanical varieties brought together through years of planting, observation and ecological curiosity.

This collection reflects more than cultivation alone. It represents a continuing effort to celebrate diversity — where native species, regional favourites, heritage varieties and carefully selected introductions coexist within the same landscape.

Flora Hills recognises that diversity exists not only between species, but also within them. A single fruit tree may carry many identities — shaped by climate, geography, flavour, season and cultural memory.

The Flora Hills Living Collection therefore continues to grow not as a catalogue alone, but as a landscape of learning, conservation and discovery.

11 Varieties

Tropical Tree Collection

  • Kerashree Coconut
  • Lakshadweep Dwarf Coconut
  • Tender Coconut
  • Arecanut Palm
  • Date Palm
  • Alphonso Mango
  • Neelam Mango
  • Malgova Mango
  • Priyur Mango
  • All Seasons Mango
  • Kalappadi Mango
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28+ Varieties

Exotic & Tropical Fruits

  • Rambutan
  • Mangosteen
  • Avocado
  • Lychee
  • Egg Fruit
  • Soursop
  • Malaysian Santol
  • Peanut Butter Fruit
  • Indian Cherry
  • Barbados Cherry
  • Strawberry Guava
  • Guava
  • Wax Apple
  • Rose Apple
  • Pomegranate
  • Star Fruit
  • Bilimbi
  • Star Gooseberry
  • Amla
  • Dwarf Hog Plum
  • Indian Jujube
  • Papaya
  • Pineapple
  • Orange
  • Sweet Lime
  • Chinese Lemon
  • Tamarind
  • Sapota
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8 Varieties

Spice & Culinary Plants

  • NutmegClove TreePepper VineCurry Leaf TreeAllspiceCocoa TreeCoffee TreeMoringa
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13+ Trees

Heritage & Landscape Trees

  • Jackfruit
  • Teak
  • Mahogany
  • Golden Shower Tree
  • Indian Almond
  • Cashew
  • Coral Tree
  • Champak
  • Jasmine Tree
  • Melastoma
  • Sappanwood
  • Agarwood
  • Euvikka
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4 Varieties

Jamun Collection

  • Java Plum / JamunKili NjavalWhite NjavalWild Njaval
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12 Varieties

Bamboo Collection

  • Buddha Belly Bamboo
  • Yellow Bamboo
  • Striped Bamboo
  • Bush Bamboo
  • Polymorpha Bamboo
  • Blue Pine Bamboo
  • Golden Bamboo
  • Tulda Bamboo
  • Pencil Bamboo
  • Painted Bamboo
  • Lathi Bamboo
  • Creeper Bamboo
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Land is not merely owned. It is cared for, understood and entrusted to the future.

Flora Hills reflects a continuing belief that biodiversity, slower ecological growth and responsible planting can help restore beauty, resilience and life to the landscapes around us.