Very common border plant in Chennai Gardens.
On Feb 7, 9:04 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Commelinales, Tradescantia spathacea > Sw,, Prodr. > 57. 1788 > Syn: *Rhoeo discolor* (L'Hér.) Hance > * Rhoeo spathacea* (Sw.) Stearn > * Tradescantia discolor* L'Hér. > > Another common garden ornamental grown in pots and baskets in Delhi, with > long red leaves and white flowers enclosed in large spathaceous bracts in > the axils of leaves. Formerly known as Rhoeo discolor. > > Common Names: boat-lily, moses-in-the-cradle, oysterplant > > -- > 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/ > > Tradescantia-spathacea-a.jpg > 339KViewDownload > > Tradescantia-spathacea-b.jpg > 259KViewDownload > > Tradescantia-spathacea--flower.jpg > 250KViewDownload > > Tradescantia-spathacea--flower-2.jpg > 250KViewDownload
