Great suggestions Aparna. Hope the government is listening. Maybe the BSI/ZSI draft can include this too!! I have often been frustrated by not being able to find fragrant flowers or bouquets although all kinds of exotics are available. I wish more fragrant roses would be availbale too which used to be some years back.
regards, Rashida. > Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:56:30 +0530 > Subject: [indiantreepix:21197] Re: More fragrant flower pl. ! > From: aparnawat...@gmail.com > To: anandkbh...@gmail.com > CC: ranjin...@gmail.com; indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > > > Cut flowers that we see today have developed through years (atleast 2 > centuries for some) of horticultural research. The wild gerbera or > wild rose or wild carnation did not have all the desirable qualities > of a "good cut-flower". They were selected, improved upon by various > techniques to give a desirable flower that can be mass produced. I > don't think we can ever achieve the same with the indigenous species. > BUT It is truly a consumer's world today. So perhaps if we keep > demanding for fragrance as a desirable character in market flowers, we > might start getting that too. In any case, I don't want the exotic cut > flowers to be replaced as I like them too. But I want to broaden my > choice and introduce (bio-)diversity in it : ) > Thanks all for the discussion- it feels good to discuss the idea with > like minded people which has been in my mind for sometime now, and > this group has so many individuals who can discuss different > perspectives. > regards > aparna > > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt > <anandkbh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The poooooint made by Aparna ji is correct to some extent. But the point is > > that all the exotic flowers mentioned by her are good cut floweeers and they > > can be sold and deocorated in bunches. Jasmine champa and plumeria etc do > > not give the same effect in a vase, and then their shelf life and keeping > > quality is low.. > > It is an interesting point to note that most of Indian flowers are white or > > its approximation, and the multicolour effect of the spring flowers which > > are mostly exotic is very difficult to find in native flowers Though we have > > our share of cloloured flowers like lotus and lilies, plumeria champa, > > lagerstroemia, sonjuhi etc. but they are few and far between. > > ak > > > > On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Aparna Watve <aparnawat...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> For some days I have been wondering why we are forced by market to > >> exchange non-fragrant (though attractive) flowers like Jerbera, Roses, > >> carnations etc. as bouquets? Can we as consumers, start demanding that > >> flower shops keep fragrant flowers too? There is wide variety > >> available in Jasmines, chapha (Michelia, Artabotrys), Hedychium, > >> Mimusops(bakul), nishigandh (polyanthus), Plumeria(chapha), Parijat > >> (Nyctanthus). This will help the small group of people who are into > >> intricate gajra making but are generally only seen selling it at > >> traffic signals for sums as low as 10 rs. for 4 gajras! while a single > >> mass produced carnation can cost around 12-15 Rs. If the demand > >> increases, perhaps the flower industry (so highly promoted by > >> government in Maharashtra) will start researching these species > >> seriously for commercial value. Someone can also suggest making them > >> more attractive as bouquets by making floral offerings as in > >> South-east asia. > >> Aparna > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM, ranjini kamath <ranjin...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > 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. 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