Hi Ken, There is another species of Carissa - C.villosa with scented white flowers sometimes tinged with pink. You may need to check this out. Regards, Neil.
--- On Wed, 3/17/10, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: From: Neil Soares <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:30057] Unknown Carissa species To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], "rashida atthar" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 12:59 PM Hi Ken, Agree with Dinesh. A pinkish hue to the blooms is not normally seen. Sending you a photograph of some of my Karvanda bushes in full bloom at my farm in Feb. this year. Unfortunately couldn't find a close-up photograph of the flowers. [Can't rectify this as mass fruiting is occuring now]. Regards, Neil. --- On Wed, 3/17/10, rashida atthar <[email protected]> wrote: From: rashida atthar <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [efloraofindia:30040] Unknown Carissa species To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 11:30 AM Hi ken ji and Dinesh ji, Attachng pics of Carissa congesta seen at Cec, south end of the national park in Mumbai on 14 Feb. '10. These are probably at the beginning or end, but not in the full flowering stage. I remember having seen some buds with pinkish colour. regards, Rashida. Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:13:35 +0530 Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:30040] Unknown Carissa species From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] CC: [email protected] Seeing here in my vicinity, in the Western ghats, the first sighting of flowers is just about 2 - 4 on few shrubs here and there; then within a week's time it becomes profuse, 10 -15, more or less, not sure when exactly the season fades. Another point to stress is that have not sighted the buds in "rosy pink" colour as your photo shows. But most of our friends have got them. Calling Neil ji, Shrikant ji, Prashant, Pravin and all explorers of the Western Ghats to provide comment(s). Regards. On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:58 AM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Dinesh. Does the number of flowers per inflorescence vary considerably for this species? The plants I had would produce large, many-flowered inflorescences (as in my photos) early in the season or perhaps as a response to fertilization, yet smaller ones, more similar to your photos, were scattered at other times. Regards-- Ken. From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> To: Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Tue, March 16, 2010 5:44:19 AM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:29974] Unknown Carissa species ... most probably C. congesta at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314...@n00&q=Carissacongesta&m=tags and description at: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Karanda.html Regards. On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Kenneth Greby <[email protected]> wrote: Date/Time : 05 July 2008 Location Place : Florida, USA Altitude : 1m GPS : NA Habitat : Nursery specimen Type : cultivated Plant Habit : Armed, semi-climbing shrub ... Height : to at least 2m ... Length : to at least 2m Leaves Type : opposite Shape : as seen ... Size : approx 5cm X 3cm Inflorescence Type : corymb Size : to approx 10cm in diameter Flowers Size : about 2cm... Colour : pink in bud, opening white... Calyx :small, green Bracts : Fruits Type : Shape : ovoid to rounded Size : 2cm Seeds : few per fruit, maybe 1 to 3 Other Info : hauntingly fragrant! http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/?action=view¤t=Carissa2-1.jpg http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z93/fastfeat/?action=view¤t=Carissa1-1.jpg This is a Carissa that I've grown over the years, and the nurseryman from whom I bought it in LA (a sharp plant guy in his own right) did not know the species. It tends to arch and make thickets, but will clamber into trees somewhat if it can. New growth is pubescent, retaining some even in maturity; leaves grayish-green. Large, paired straight spines (one opposite other on stem) at some nodes. Flowers are produced on very small plants, and are in large, showy, trusses and are hauntingly fragrant. Fruit is small, few-seeded, sparingly produced. Cuttings are extremely difficult to root (compared to C. macrocarpa). Not sure if this is perhaps an Indian species or African? It is rare in the trade here in the US. Thanks in advance! Ken. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. Where to invest money? 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