This is a very interesting plant, flowers may be red, yellow or white , or mixture of any two colours, because flower colour is controlled by cytoplasmic factors (Cytoplasmic or maternal inheritance). In Bengali it is known as Sandhyamani, becase it flowers during evening.
On Sep 27, 4:01 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks, Mahadeswara ji for Id. > > Some interesting extracts from Wikipedia > link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabilis_jalapa > > *Mirabilis jalapa* (The *four o'clock flower* or *marvel of Peru*) is the > most commonly grown ornamental species of *Mirabilis*, and is available in a > range of colours. Mirabilis in Latin > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin>means wonderful and > Jalapa <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalapa> is a town in > Mexico<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico>. > *Mirabilis jalapa* is said to have been exported from the > Peruvian<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru> > Andes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes> in 1540. > > A curious aspect of this plant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant> is that > flowers of different colours can be found simultaneously on the same plant. > Additionally, an individual flower can be splashed with different colours. > Another interesting point is a colour-changing phenomenon. For example, in > the yellow variety, as the plant matures, it can display flowers that > gradually change to a dark pink <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink> color. > Similarly white <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White> flowers can change to > light violet <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_(color)>. > > The flowers usually open from late afternoon onwards, then producing a > strong, sweet-smelling fragrance, hence the first of its common names. In > China <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China>, it is called the "shower flower" > (Chinese <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language>: 洗澡花; > pinyin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin>: > xǐzǎo huā) or "rice boiling flower" (煮饭花; zhǔfàn huā) because it is in bloom > at the time of these activities. In Hong > Kong<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong>, > it is known as "purple jasmine" (紫茉莉). Despite their appearance, the flowers > are not formed from petals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petal> - rather > they are a pigmented modification of the > calyx<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepal> > . > > *M. jalapa* hails from tropical <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical> South > America <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America>, but has become > naturalised throughout tropical and warm > temperate<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate>regions. In cooler > temperate <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate> > regions<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region>, > it will die back with the first frosts, regrowing in the following spring > from the tuberous roots. The plant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant> does > best in full sun <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun>. It grows to > approximately 0.9 m in height. The single-seeded fruit are spherical, > wrinkled and black upon maturity (see picture), having started out > greenish-yellow. The plant will self-seed, often spreading rapidly if left > unchecked in a garden. Some gardeners recommend that the seeds should be > soaked before planting, but this is not totally necessary. In North > America<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America>, > the plant perennializes in warm, coastal environments, particularly in US > Zones 9-10. > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Mahadeswara Swamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > 4' O clock plant (Mirabilis jalapa - check the spelling) > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: kaysat tiwari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, 26 September, 2008 8:27:15 PM > > Subject: [indiantreepix:5060] Plant for ID 28 > > > Dear All, > > This plant was photographed in Bhopal Arera Colony area. It is a small bush > > type plant presently less than 2 ft tall. Flowering near road side and on > > garbage dumps. > > May I request you all to help me in ID. > > I could not find it Issaac's book or in Wetland flora of Gangetic plains. > > Thanks. > > Satyendra > > > -- > > Satyendra K.Tiwari. > > Wildlife Photographer, Naturalist, Tour Leader > > H.NO <http://h.no/> 139, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. > > M.P. 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