Tabish ji I have tried to match with other species, but perhaps E. vulgare is the closest match. According to eFlora of China stamens are of different length (can be seen in my photograph) and often exserted. I think this should be the closest match till we find a best fit. Here are some images which match with mine:
http://www.backyardgardener.com/seeds/product08/6256.html <http://www.backyardgardener.com/seeds/product08/6256.html> http://www.visoflora.com/photos-nature/echium-vulgare-blue-bedder-borraginacees.html?xtref=http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.visoflora.com/images/original/echium-vulgare-blue-bedder-borraginacees-visoflora-7468.jpg$imgrefurl=http://www.visoflora.com/photos-nature/echium-vulgare-blue-bedder-borraginacees.html$usg=__qVCk0sVLlovrT31-CKgG_7mwWqw=$h=768$w=1024$sz=212$hl=en$start=39$sig2=TBhZrjqjyWkuIH7Y7i6Y3w$zoom=1$tbnid=IyHtuhTF8ZwqwM:$tbnh=162$tbnw=221$ei=zFbUTKq_J4n4swP1yr2NCw$prev=/images%3Fq%3DEchium%2Bvulgare%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS358%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D681%26tbs%3Disch:10,1133$um=1$itbs=1$iact=hc$vpx=560$vpy=398$dur=78$hovh=194$hovw=259$tx=105$ty=137$oei=8VTUTIyIKJLSsAPK3cyQCw$esq=3$page=3$ndsp=20$ved=1t:429,r:17,s:39$biw=1280$bih=681 <http://www.visoflora.com/photos-nature/echium-vulgare-blue-bedder-borraginacees.html?xtref=http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.visoflora.com/images/original/echium-vulgare-blue-bedder-borraginacees-visoflora-7468.jpg$imgrefurl=http://www.visoflora.com/photos-nature/echium-vulgare-blue-bedder-borraginacees.html$usg=__qVCk0sVLlovrT31-CKgG_7mwWqw=$h=768$w=1024$sz=212$hl=en$start=39$sig2=TBhZrjqjyWkuIH7Y7i6Y3w$zoom=1$tbnid=IyHtuhTF8ZwqwM:$tbnh=162$tbnw=221$ei=zFbUTKq_J4n4swP1yr2NCw$prev=/images%3Fq%3DEchium%2Bvulgare%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS358%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D681%26tbs%3Disch:10,1133$um=1$itbs=1$iact=hc$vpx=560$vpy=398$dur=78$hovh=194$hovw=259$tx=105$ty=137$oei=8VTUTIyIKJLSsAPK3cyQCw$esq=3$page=3$ndsp=20$ved=1t:429,r:17,s:39$biw=1280$bih=681> http://patientgardener.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/echium-vulgare/ http://www.cuadernosdigitalesvindel.com/fotografias/fotos.php?pg=4 http://b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Echium%20plantagineum%20Blue%20Bedder%20Dwarf&sref=28403 -- 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/ <http://patientgardener.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/echium-vulgare/> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > Gurcharan ji, > I think it is an Echium all right, but probably not Echium vulgare. > Echium vulgare does not have flower spikes so densely flowered. Also, > the stamens in Echium vulgare protrude out, whereas in your flower > they remain inside the flower cup. One may compare with the picture of > E. vulgare here: > http://www.missouriplants.com/Bluealt/Echium_vulgare_page.html > - Tabish > > On Nov 5, 5:32 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Echium vulgare, Boraginaceae from Kashmir. Grown as cultivated herb in > > Harwan Garden, Srinagar, Kashmir. Photographed in June, 2010. > > > > Common name Blueweed, blue devil. > > > > -- > > 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/ > > > > Echium-vulgare-Kashmir-4.jpg > > 190KViewDownload > > > > Echium-vulgare-Kashmir-1.jpg > > 327KViewDownload > > > > Echium-vulgare-Kashmir-2.jpg > > 103KViewDownload > > > > Echium-vulgare-Kashmir-3.jpg > > 134KViewDownload
