Thanks, Ajinkya ji. Here are a few links for more details: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Sage.html (FOI), http://www.floridata.com/ref/L/leuc_fru.cfm (Floridata) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucophyllum_frutescens (Wikipedia), http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Leucophyllum_frutescens.html http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54689/ (Davesgaerden) 2009/9/4 ajinkya gadave <[email protected]>
> garg jee > this is > *Leucophyllum frutescens* > *Family: Scrophulariaceae > *Texas Ranger, Texas Sage, Barometer Bush, Cenizo, Silver leaf, Purple > Sage > Origin: Texas, Mexico > Drought-tolerant shrub with silvery, feltlike leaves; flowers in summer are > pink, pale-bluish or lavender. Propagation: vegetative cuttings from soft > wood (tip growth), best during spring growth. Purple sage is one tough > plant, it can face droughts, freezes, high winds, salt spray, hungry deer, > and blazing heat and keep right on performing beautifully. It is called > Barometer bush because flowering is triggered by humidity or high soil > moisture after rains. > > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:03 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 29/8/09 in Hyderabad. >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg >> For learning about Indian Flora, visit/ join Google e-group- >> Indiantreepix:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> >> >> >> >> > -- With regards, J.M.Garg ([email protected]) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' Image Resource of thousands of my images of Birds, Butterflies, Flora etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg For learning about Indian Flora, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

