Hi, Sangeeta ji, Certainly wonderful images worth telling. It's the real joy reflecting in seeing a beautiful plant bloom. Here are links for *Tibouchina urvilleana* (*princess flower, glory bush, purple glory bush*): http://www.floridata.com/ref/T/tibo_urv.cfm & http://www.hear.org/pier/species/tibouchina_urvilleana.htm (details with a few pictures), http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/TIBURVA.pdf (details), http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/species/?q=tibouchina+urvilleana (lots of pictures). On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Sangeeta Das <[email protected]> wrote:
> *"TIBOUCHINA URVILLEANA"* -- My vote for Flora Picture of the year- 2008 > > Our gardener has the most wonderful job in the world. We share a common > love for exotic flora. He would go to any length to look for the best plants > and flowers for me. He is aware of the indian common names while I know the > english ones. So if I am unable to describe a plant or flower to him, I draw > it out to him, or I collect some leaves and we both go a hunting spree to > locate the plant or find the names and ID of the same. > > He got me this plant last monsoon saying, he didn't know the name of the > flower but it is really pretty and purple and I would surely love it. For > almost a month I watched the plant and nothing bloomed from it. I told him > it had no flowers. He was glum, and vouched that he did see some flowers and > I admonished him that he must be high on bhang. Just a day later the first > flower bloomed in the plant and it surely took my breath away. When I showed > him the photos he face lit, "mai na kehta tha"! > > Me and my husband spend two whole days trying to look for its ID and viola > I am sharing it with you now. > > Cheers > Sangeeta > > > > -- > "Fear less/ Love more; Eat less/Taste more; Regret less/Hope more; shout > less/Listen more; Do less/Be more" > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
