yes, v. minor... a popular ground cover, requiring ver little care... other than the automatic sprinkler that waters it and the grass feeding system that runs off to surrounding areas of the yards... does well even in shade... even coming back year after year in ne states that get blanketed with snow, ice and freezing rain...
usha di ps thaks, dr singh for pointing out the differences... ======== On Jul 16, 10:42 pm, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes this is Vinca minor > Tanay > > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Giby Kuriakose > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Yes, I agree with Singhji, I did a mistake I didn't notice the leaves and > > identified wrongly. Sorry for that and Thank you Sighji for correcting me. > > please check the link below and the links given in my previous message. We > > can see the difference. > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca_minor > > > Thanks and regards, > > Giby > > > On 16 July 2011 16:22, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> This is Vinca minor and not V. major. Kindly note narrower, non-cordate > >> leaves. shorter internodes. It is very commonly grown private houses and > >> roadsides 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: 9810359089 > >>http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > >> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Smilax004 <[email protected]>wrote: > > >>> Vinca major, (Large Periwinkle/Greater Periwinkle/Blue Periwinkle) of > >>> Apocynaceae family. Native to Europe > > >>> more info@ > > >>>http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Large%20Leaf%20Periwinkle... > >>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinca_major > > >>> Regards, > >>> Giby > > >>> On Jul 16, 1:57 pm, ranjini kamath <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > Pics taken Los Altos,California - March 2011 > >>> > Request Common & Bot ID > >>> > Thank you > >>> > Ranjini kamath > > >>> > IMG_8859-ph.jpg > >>> > 138KViewDownload > > >>> > IMG_8566-ph2.jpg > >>> > 129KViewDownload > > > -- > > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > > Royal Enclave, > > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > > Bangalore- 560064 > > India > > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > > visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] > *Webpages:*http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
