My key confirms Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N. E. Br. On Friday, October 28, 2011 at 11:19:24 AM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> Thanks Ganesh ji for this link > > This is the simple key I could build based on Hortus Third, Manual of > Cultivated Plants this website and other sources. You may refine it if you > like: > > Key to the commonly cultivated species of Crocosmia > > 1a. Perianth tube twice or more as long as > lobes..........................................................................(2) > 1b. Perianth tube shorter or equalling > > lobes.................................................................................(4) > > 2a. Inflorescence many-flowered, unbranched, > one-sided...............................................................C. > masoniorum > 2b. Inflorescence few-many flowered, > branched.............................................................................(3) > > 3a. Inflorescence forking, 15-25 cm long; perianth bright orange-yellow, > tinged ed..........................C. pottsii > 3b. Inflorescence much-branched, with often brush-like clusters of > flowers.....................................C. paniculata > > 4a. Flowers orange > yellow...........................................................................................................C. > > aurea > 4b. Flowers crimson to > orange-crimson........................................................................................C. > > crocosmiiflora > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > lobes > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 8:24 AM, Ganesh M. Pradhan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Definitely Crocosmia but difficult to say which hybrd. >> Interesting link here:http://www.thecrocosmiagardens.net/ >> >> Ganesh M. Pradhan >> >> On Oct 27, 9:39 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I think Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N. E. Br. >> > >> > -- >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > Retired Associate Professor >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > Ritesh ji >> > > You may be right. I have lot of Freesia seen but the genus never came >> to my >> > > mind when photographing it. Freesia seemed closer when Pankaj ji >> suggested >> > > it. >> > >> > > Let us explore further >> > >> > > -- >> > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> > > Retired Associate Professor >> > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> > >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> > >> > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Ritesh <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> Is it not Crocosmia? >> > >> > >> Regards, >> > >> Ritesh. >> > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/a52e7ae9-3428-4b85-aa10-60e8cd67607bn%40googlegroups.com.
