I think this is a Chrysanthemum species, exact species out of my mind but I have seen it flowering in our house in Kashmir,interesting because it grows very tall and produces flowers late in November December. I can still see some plants in my house here. The new branches sprount every year in March and flowering occurs towards the end of autumn.
-- 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 Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:26 AM, Ushadi micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Aarti: by all means lets see what the experts have to say.... > did you originally identify it as a Dahlia? > > Rudbeckia laciniata: is a cone flower.... your flower /this does not > look like a cone flower , too many petals in multiple whorls.... > although the leaves may be similar to coneflower's perhaps... > > Heliopsis helianthoides : is also an aster family, you flower again > has too many petals whorls... > most of the heliopsis I know have one or at the most two whorls of > petals... > > unless your flower is a new cultivar off either one of these... > > My rule is when in doubt check out Herbarium specimen from reputed > herbaria... > heres a link from FSU: > > http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/view-image.php?Image=images/herbarium/jpegs/000047350.jpg&ImageType=jpeg > > and for heliopsis helianthoides ...again look at the leaf anatomy... > very different from yours... > at this site...http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp? > SpCode=HELHEL > > and now for DAHLIA... see pg 18 of this pdf from Harvard edu site ... > for the leaf pattern/anatomy > arnoldia.arboretum.harvard.edu/pdf/articles/1705.pdf > > > look at the leaf... compare with your own... > why leaf... because the flower may not have fully opened to show the > typical cone of a coneflower or the central green/brownish green disk > of the heliopsis yet... > -- > hope it helps... > and lets see what the elders have to note... > Usha di... > > > > > > On Jun 21, 9:36 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Usha Di, > > I thought I had identified this flower but found two similar looking > > ones on flowersofindia site.So I'm a bit confused and thought of > > taking help from our expert friends. > > One is Rudbeckia laciniata, the other is Heliopsis > > helianthoides...which one is this? > > Probably Tabish ji can help. > > Regards, > > Aarti > > > > On Jun 21, 7:56 am, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > Aarti ji: it seeks this is one of the many hybrids of DAHLIA.... > > > > > usha di > > > ------ > > > > > On Jun 20, 8:51 pm, "Aarti S. Khale" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Taken on the 1st of Feb,2009 at Nairobi,Kenya. > > > > A garden plant,cultivated having medium height of about 2-3 feet. > > > > Aarti > > > > > > DSCN7819.JPG > > > > 138KViewDownload > > > > > > DSCN7820.JPG > > > > 234KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - >
