Hallo, this plant is called Gulabakshi in Marathi and in germany it is sold under the name Wunderblune (wonderflower). They have really many nice colors. in my garden i planten some, they bloom pink. the roots go very deep in the soil. I wanted to "save" my plant but was not able to dig the roots out. I collect seeds and sow them in spring in the garden. If the winter is not hard then the old plants come up nex year. as young girls we used to take the still green seeds and make garlands together with other flowers. a beautiful flower. Nalini
----- Original Message ----- From: J.M. Garg To: Mahadeswara Swamy Cc: kaysat tiwari ; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:01 PM Subject: [indiantreepix:5098] Re: Plant for ID 28 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 means wonderful and Jalapa is a town in Mexico. Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540. A curious aspect of this 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 color. Similarly white flowers can change to light violet. The flowers usually open from late afternoon onwards, then producing a strong, sweet-smelling fragrance, hence the first of its common names. In China, it is called the "shower flower" (Chinese: 洗澡花; 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, it is known as "purple jasmine" (紫茉莉). Despite their appearance, the flowers are not formed from petals - rather they are a pigmented modification of the calyx. M. jalapa hails from tropical South America, but has become naturalised throughout tropical and warm temperate regions. In cooler temperate regions, it will die back with the first frosts, regrowing in the following spring from the tuberous roots. The plant does best in full 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, 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 139, P.O.Tala, Distt Umariya. M.P. India 484-661 00-91-7627-265309 or 09425331209 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get an email ID as [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Click here. For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
