Yes Gurcharan Ji Portulaca grandiflora we called this "DIN KI RANI" locally
On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear All: in our chilhood, we used to call it 4 o'clock flower....our > nuns teachers said that's what it was, it closed promptly at 4 pm in > Calcutta, in our school gardens.... go figure!!! > Usha di > > --------- > > On Jun 5, 5:01 pm, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anand ji, beautiful flowers. These flowers are also known by the name > > "Office time" > > as the flowers usually open at 9.00 a.m. and closes at 5.00 p.m. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mani > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
