Madhuri: you are welcome... but tell me where did you take these pictures.. if its a commercial place like a nurtsery that sells it... could you please share their name and phone number please? Thanks Usha di
===== On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Ushadi, > Thanks for such elaborate information and esp why it is called spider > plant. > Madhuri > On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Ushadi micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> DEAR ALL: >> >> Pankaj ji is RIGHT... >> This Chlorophytum comosum is SPIDER PLANT and NOT spider lily... >> spider plant because in its fully developed form that has 10 or >> fifteen stolons >> and masses of plantlets or fowers /seeds at the end of the stolons >> it looks like something out of this world or if of this world... a >> large green spider with >> flowers on its legs.. >> >> For the last few years I have been looking for it here in calcutta but >> no luck... >> they always give me something else that also has variegated (white >> streaks) leaves >> grass like plant instead or even white musli... never the spider >> plant.. >> to confuse the issue... >> the spider plany also has juicy whitish swollen roots, >> but they have no estrogenic or aphrodisiac effect like the musli.... >> >> Now I am glad to see its available at least in your neck of the >> woods... >> there is hope for us in Kolkata... >> >> >> Its called spider plant because in its full glory as a hanging plant >> in a large enough hanging pot...it develops into a large rossette by >> producing shoots from the main root, then develops stolons , >> which shoot out long and hang by the side, at the end of the stolons >> there would be baby plantlets with their own roots, esp as an indoor >> houseplant . >> .. some stolons in middle of hot summer will develop tiny handsome >> white flowers, >> which in turn produce tiny green and then brown seeds if appropriate >> insects are around... >> >> In summary, it reproduces in at least 4 ways that I know of... >> developing clump around mother plant, by rooted plantlets, by seeds >> and >> by roots runners ( or whatever the botanical name is appropriate) >> which sprout ... >> >> 5th would be tissue culture... human effort.. >> >> DOES ANY OTHER PLANT REPRODUCE IN SUCH PROLIFIC OR PROFICIENT MANNER >> Please tell us, and lets make a list .... >> >> Usha di >> ========= >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 24, 10:55 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Nice. >> > Just wanted to add, Chlorophytum comosum is actually not Spider Lilly >> > but Spider Plant. Spider Lilly is a different plant !! >> > Pankaj >> > >> > On Jul 22, 7:05 pm, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > Just for compilation of information >> > > *Aechmea gamosepala* >> > > The plant originates from Brazil and belongs to >> > > Family : Bromeliaceae. >> > > It is called as Matchstick plant as the inflorescence looks like a >> bunch of >> > > coloured match sticks. >> > >> > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > > > Kindly let me know if you know the name of this plant. >> > > > Thanks >> > >
