it is called ???????? in Marathi and Wunderblume in German. When i was a young girl, we used to make garlands plaiting the stems of the flowers. One of my favorite flowers and of snails too. This year all young plants in my garden were eaten up by snails. :-((((( Regards Nalini ----- Original Message ----- From: Gurcharan Singh To: Pankaj Oudhia Cc: efloraofindia Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:44807] For ID 190810 ET
Yes Mirabilis jalapa. I have seen it as an escape in many places including Delhi, Mandi, Gurgaon, etc. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <pankajoud...@gmail.com> wrote: You are right Dinesh ji. In my state it is spreading in forest by breaking the boundaries of gardens. By the way it is considered as promising plant to smother the growth of Parthenium in wasteland. regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: ... looks so much like Mirabilis jalapa !! ... in wilderness ? Please wait for comments. Regards, On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Thiruvengadam Ekambaram <ethiruvenga...@gmail.com> wrote: Friends I took this flower pictures in Mana. Uttarakhand Date/Time-14.7.10 ----6.51 a.m Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- --- Mana Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- ----wild Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- --- Plant Height/Length- -----around 0.5me Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size -------as seen in the picture Inflorescence Type/ Size- Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- ---- As seen in the picture Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Please give ID With Warm Regards, E.Thiruvengadam Mobile 09987886892 Chembur, Mumbai - 400074
