Thanks Devipriya, This explains the mystery of my multicolored Hibisci to a large extent.
While searching more on somatic mutations in Hibisci I came across this interesting article: http://www.internationalhibiscussociety.org/HI17_file/hiv1n171-2.htm It talks a lot more on the color mutations and also includes an interesting history of the plant beginning with Linneaus. regards, rakesh On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:53 AM, Devipriya v <[email protected]>wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Devipriya v <[email protected]> > Date: 2009/9/4 > Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:17561] Re: Fwd: [indiantreepix:16611] Hibiscus > sp for ID 230809GS3 > To: Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > > > > Sir, > > Both are Hibiscus rosa-sinensis accessions - white one is var. > *albus* (Tropica) and the pink one is var. *Albo Lacinatus’*(International > Hibiscus Society-IHS). > But many a time the white flowered cultivar shows pink flowers in some > branches, probably due to somatic mutations. > > devipriya > > > 2009/9/3 Yazdy Palia <[email protected]> > > >> Hello friends, >> Both are Hibiscus. I have seen both the colours at my friends garden >> at Mysore. In fact I have also seen a bright yellow colour. >> Regards >> Yazdy. >> >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 9:24 PM, J.M. Garg<[email protected]> wrote: >> > Forwarding again for Id assistance pl. >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> > Date: 2009/8/23 >> > Subject: [indiantreepix:16611] Hibiscus sp for ID 230809GS3 >> > To: [email protected], indiantreepix >> > <[email protected]> >> > >> > >> > Hibiscus sp. for ID 230809GS3 >> > >> > Cultivated in Delhi in two forms, one with pink flowers another with >> white >> > flowers. >> > >> > Gurcharan Singh >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
