Mahanta da I have looked at both the pictures-the madhobi lota/Beena/Kunjolota (as you said now) resembles none of the two pictures. But the write up below vividly describes the flower. The long stems are greenish-not like those photos where the stem seems to be covered by the petals. Whoever wrote the description below-has grown up with Madhobi-lota.Made me quite nostalgic. But I think I will never be able to have a plant here in Australia-strick quarantine regulations of Australia makes any import of plant/seeds impossible. Will have to wait till my next visit Regards
Chitta --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Chitta: > > Sounds likle 'madhobi lota' is what we used to call > 'kunjo-lota' ( > Ipomea sloteri). > > See if it is: > http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/21628/ or > http://www.localharvest.org/images/cat/prod_7507_4274.jpg > > > I grew it in St. Louis for a couple of years, long > ago. Got seeds > from Namti. But gave up doing so--- takes too much > space to have it > show well, and too much trouble :-). Seeds are > widely available in > the USA from mail order nurseries. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I have seen madhabilata. It's a creeper. They bloom > profusely. The > >flowers have thin, long ( about 3/4 inches) stems > and the pink > >petals are oval shaped. The size of the flower is > kind of like > >vinca.The flowers bloom in a bunch together. > Madhabilata flowers > >have tiny holes inside and you can make a garland > out of several > >flowers by pushing in the stems into the center of > a flower one > >after another. You don't need a needle. My mom > showed me how.When I > >was about five years old, I used to make garlands > every > >morning for my grandfather. He was not keeping > well. I remember him > >lying in bed , resting but he would always raise > his head to accept > >the flower garland from me. I loved making flower > garland for > >him.The flowers have sweet fragrance and the > humming birds love > >them. You can snip off the end of the stem and suck > the nectar.The > >nectar taste so good. Last time I visited Guahati > the madhabilata > >was still there.I touched it and smelled it. > Different people live > >in that house now. Who knows ? They must have cut > it.The forty year > >old creeper was a nuisance to them because they > needed to add a > > room in the front. > >We do have a small plant here in our back yard in > Houston . Saw it > >in a nursery in Houston. It is not a giant creeper > but a very tiney > >one Had to have it:). This morning I saw tiny > flower buds pushing > >thru the branches. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
