yes... in southern us states, its rampant... so common that we never photographed it... now it seems i must..just to document...
and being planted by people who want to make money in cut flower upscale market in india... many private gardens and farms are growing these as a cash crop in bengal and most likely nearby old bihar...now two states... where ever its hot dry and some controlled rain... usha di ====== On Jul 15, 7:19 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes Swamy ji > One of the very commonly planted house plants in California. > > -- > 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/ > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Strelitzia reginae *-Bird of paradise, crane flower. > > *Family:* Strelitziaceae. Photos taken on 11.7.2011. Place: > > Ramakrishnashrama, Mysore. Like many of our most flamboyant and fascinating > > plants, the bird-of-paradise flower is native to South Africa.
