yes... and thanks Satish, also some in western herbal communities used to claim that this ivy had the same advantages as indian brahmi!!!
never tried it myself... cant judge.. :) .... makes a nice hanging basket plant for the balconies in the spring after snow is gone... must do well in India in winter... Usha di ===== On Dec 17, 10:43 am, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Satish Sir i think this has Very very unusal look. Never seen this one > before. great catch. > > regards > > Prasad > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 2:09 AM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Plectranthus verticillatus commonly known as Swedish ivy. > > Tanay > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 8:06 AM, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> Observed this beautiful potted plant at my friend's house bought recently > >> from a nursery. > >> It is labelled as *Plectranthus*. > >> Lamiaceae. > > >> -- > >> Dr Satish Phadke > > > -- > > *Tanay Bose* > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > > Department of Botany. > > University of British Columbia . > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > > *Webpages:* > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > -- > Prasad Kumar Dash > Ecologist, Orissa, India > email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com > ph. 09437444241
