I wish it becomes as common in Mumbai too Ranjini ! It is found in some bldg.compounds and gardens but not common. I have not yet seen these in the wild in our forest which we regularly visit. The blooms pics I sent were from my compound, and I think these were because of the early Oct rains in Mumbai. I am going to study the morphology in detail later!
regards, Rashida. > From: ranjin...@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:49:20 +0530 > Subject: [indiantreepix:21191] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID please > 190909 > To: rashidaatt...@hotmail.com > CC: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > > Rashida This is a very commonly grown plant in Mangalore.I'm sure > almost all Konkani speaking households would have this in their garden > space,however small. New shoots spring up during the rains.These are > rainy season blooms..... > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 12:47 PM, rashida atthar > <rashidaatt...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I must inform that after going through the Flora of Mah., Vol I, I got to > > know that this species is listed under 'Some botanically important and rare > > plants from western Maharashtra '. > > THIS is highly interesting.V. ingenious methods used by the Spanish women:) > Regards > Ranjini > > > > Another interesting and > > intriguing bit from wiki is that women under Spanish colonial times used to > > adorn themselves and "...because of the intricate structure of the > > inflorescence, women hid and carried secret mesages important to the > > independence cause under it." A plant working for human independence !! > > > > regards, > > Rashida. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> From: ranjin...@gmail.com > >> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:01:27 +0530 > >> Subject: [indiantreepix:21140] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID please > >> 190909 > >> To: rashidaatt...@hotmail.com; dinesh.va...@gmail.com > >> CC: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > >> > >> > >> Hi Rashida & Dinesh ji, i always find that these traditional flowers > >> raise such a wave of good feeling! When young i helped my mother make > >> gajras -bending the stalk into half & tying them using plantain pith > >> fibre-because the stalks are too tender to be tied using anything > >> else. > >> Thanks for the additional info too Rashida. > >> This has been a nice inter-change! Thanks:) > >> Ranjini > >> > >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 6:18 PM, rashida atthar > >> <rashidaatt...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > Thanks for the appreciation. I am so happy to know it is one of your > >> > favourite flowers and am glad I uploaded them today! The fragrance > >> > is unbeatable even by Kamini's and sonchampa's which I find very > >> > fragrant. You seem to be good at growing these at different places. > >> > Maybe > >> > Tabish ji should take your help in growing them in Delhi ! Tabish ji I > >> > hope > >> > you can have these soon in Delhi ! > >> > > >> > Thank you Dinesh ji for the prompt ID which I could see only on the main > >> > site and also to Pankaj ji for the the info. from Chattisgarh. What a > >> > fragrant place it will be once the farmers have planted so many of these > >> > flowers. > >> > > >> > The wiki site has very interesting info. about this flower: it is Cuba's > >> > national flower and Floridata says it is native of India and popular > >> > landscape plant throughout Florida, the Gulf, tropical and sub-tropical > >> > areas world wide. > >> > > >> > regards, > >> > Rashida. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> From: ranjin...@gmail.com > >> >> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:43:33 +0530 > >> >> Subject: [indiantreepix:21125] Re: Most fragrant flower- Request ID > >> >> please > >> >> 190909 > >> >> To: tabi...@gmail.com > >> >> CC: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> So nice to see an old favourite,Rashida.Thanks!! Am v. nostalgic about > >> >> this flower.Wonderfully fragrant.I grew this in Goa-both white & > >> >> yellow varieties.It is v. commonly grown in Mangalorean homes-being a > >> >> traditional favourite.There is a special way of weaving it into > >> >> gajras.We called it Basmati in Hindi-[it grew well in Jamshedpur too!] > >> >> Konkani-Sugandhi. > >> >> > >> >> Ranjini Kamath > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Tabish <tabi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > I have always felt that this is a highly under-appreciated plant. > >> >> > With > >> >> > it heady frgrance, I thought it would be more popular as a house > >> >> > plant. But I am yet to see it growing in Delhi. I used to think, > >> >> > maybe > >> >> > it doesn't do well in hot weather like that of Delhi's, but if it can > >> >> > grow in > >> >> > Chhattisgarh, it can grow in Delhi. > >> >> > Best wishes > >> >> > - Tabish > >> >> > > >> >> > On Oct 19, 12:25 pm, Vijayadas D <vijayad...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Dear all, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> In malayalam it is known as Kalyana souganthigham. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:49 AM, rashida atthar > >> >> >> <rashidaatt...@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > These beautiful and very fragrant blooms are from Mumbai, taken > >> >> >> > in > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > past two days. Request ID of the same please. Thank you. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > regards, > >> >> >> > Rashida. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ------------------------------ > >> >> >> > One peek at MSN India brings you up to speed with what's hot in > >> >> >> > the > >> >> >> > world > >> >> >> > today Drag n' drop <http://in.msn.com/> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> VijayadasD > >> >> >> Horticulturalist / Estates Supervisor Deputy > >> >> >> Electro Saudi Services Ltd > >> >> >> Salwa Garden Village > >> >> >> Riyadh-11462,PBNO-7210 > >> >> >> KSA > >> >> >> vijayadas.wetpaint.com > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Ferns are funniest plants..............!!!!! > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > > >> > ________________________________ > >> > Get a 360o view of the world, in perspectives only MSN India can offer. > >> > Try > >> > it! > >> > >> >> > > > > ________________________________ > > From the events that change the world, to the ones that just shouldn’t be > > missed. Catch it all on MSN India. 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