Thank you Neil, Some info from daves garden, http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/82112/ A native from India to tropical East Africa. Graceful and elegant plant. Appears to have "weedy" tendencies in that it is naturalizing in many warmer regions of the US specifically the Hawaiian Islands. This plant appears to be on a "watch list" with the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) organization in that it is "often escaping and forming large stands". PlantFiles: Squirrel's tail Justicia betonica Family: Acanthaceae (ah-kanth-AY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Justicia (jus-TEE-see-ah) (Info) Species: betonica (bet-OH-nee-kuh) (Info) Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring Mid Spring Late Spring/Early Summer Foliage: Evergreen Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Regards Raghu > > --- On Sat, 18/4/09, Neil Soares <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:10823] A flowering plant > which attract many wasp species > > To: "raghu ananth" <[email protected]> > > Cc: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, 18 April, 2009, 6:54 PM > > Hi Raghu, > > It is the Hill Justicia [Justicia > > betonica]. > > > > With regards, > > Neil > > Soares. > > > > --- On Sat, 4/18/09, raghu ananth > > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> > > Subject: [indiantreepix:10823] A flowering plant > which > > attract many wasp species > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 3:37 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scanning through my wasp photo collections, I > realized > > this particular flowering plant had attracted atleast > a > > dozen kind of wasps ( may be few bees too). Thinking > over > > - good idea to plant it at my home garden.. > > > > Now, I want to know more on this remarkable > > plant. > > > > See also, > > http://picasaweb.google.com/earthsublime/WorldOfWasps > > > > Regards > > Raghu > > Chandagal village, Mysore district. > > Apr 2009 > > > > > > > > > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite > > them now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cricket on your mind? Visit the > ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
