Thanks for information Mahadeswara ji, very rarely grown in Delhi.
-- 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, Mar 31, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > Very common plant in Karnataka. This plant is cultivated in almost all > house in Mysore for flowers. Even in Chennai the plant is > cultivated. The flowers are also sold in the market. > > On Mar 31, 6:58 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Crossandra* *infundibuliformis* (L.) Nees, N. Wallich, Pl. asiat. rar. > > 3:98. 1832 > > Cultivated shrub; leaves narrow-ovate to lanceolate leaves, 6-12 cm long, > > undulate, acuminate, petiole short; flowers scarlet-orange in dense > spikes, > > bracts large and imbricate; calyx 5-lobed, irregular; corolla tube > slender, > > 2 cm long, limb split on one side to form 5-lobed lip, 2.5-3 cm across. > > > > Commonly cultivated as hedge or in corners. Photographed in Delhi on 22 > > March, 2011 > > > > Common nanes: Firecracker flower > > > > -- > > 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/ > > > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-Delhi-1.jpg > > 187KViewDownload > > > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-2.jpg > > 300KViewDownload > > > > Crossandra-infundibuliformis-AK-Delhi-3.jpg > > 239KViewDownload
