Thank you very much Usha Di. Regards,
surajit On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Surajit: > this is ceylon spinach > I have had it growing in a port and from there out into the lawn, it self > seeds like crazy. > > Beautiful ddep pink to outright magenta flowers are very attractive. > Leaves have a sourish taste, and I think it has oxalates, so folks with > kidney trouble or blood vessel problem which includes most indians past 40 > or 45 (atherosclerosis in any form) should not eat a whole bunch of it or > any oxalate crystals containing veggies) > > flowers of india site has a page: Ceylon spinach on > foi<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ceylon%20Spinach.html> > <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ceylon%20Spinach.html> > > > Daves gaden site ceylon sphinach is lumped with suriname and/ or > phillipines spinach here <http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/137492/> > has lumped this one and other similar "spinaches" but look closely and > you'll see that the leaves and the flowers look different. . > > A few years ago all herbal nurseries carried this ... I dont see it > anymore. Not very popular I guess. > > Usha di > > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 7:18 AM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sir, >> >> The owner of this herb claims it is edible and she collected it from >> Puri, a few years ago. Two or three of this herb is now growing wild in >> front of her home-yard. >> >> Species : UNKNOWN >> H & H : about 1 ft high, edible as vegetable >> Date : 6/1/13 >> Plcae : Hooghly >> >> Thank you, >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > --
