Plenty in Kashmir Ushadi
-- 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 Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Ushadi micromini < [email protected]> wrote: > Hosta is a popular bedding plant in thewe NE states, since it come > back year after year > every spring and tolerate and even thrives under heavy blanket of > snow, ice and icy rain... > > hundred would bloom below my balcony... > but had no smell.... > so am pleasantly surprised to know of at least one Hosta that has > fragrant flowers... > > MY QUESTION: IS THIS HOYA AVAILABLE IN INDIA AS A GARDEN PLANT... > will it do well in the tropical CALCUTTA ??? > > does any one know???/ > > > thanks > Usha di > ====== > > On Jul 22, 9:10 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nabha ji > > Perhaps you may be right. Perhaps these fact to help further > > > > H. plantaginea flowers in August-October (hence known as August lily), > > whereas H. sieboldiana flowers in May-June > > H. plantaginea is highly fragrant, whereas other species are not so > > H. sieboldiana has leaves with glossy waxy coating that gives bluish > tinge , > > not in H. plantaginea > > H. plantaginea flowers open in the evening and close by the morning, > others > > open during the day. > > > > Perhaps other members can give more differences. > > > > -- > > 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 Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:13 AM, Alok Mahendroo <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > Thank you Gurcharan ji and Nalini ji.. > > > regards > > > Alok > > > On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 21:31 +0200, Na Bha wrote: > > > > Hosta plantaginea? > > > > Hosta for sure > > > > Wait for more comments from experts > > > > > > Am 21.07.2011 18:21, schrieb Alok Mahendroo: > > > > > Dear friends, > > > > > A very fragrant flower from a friends garden.. > > > > > > > Location Dalhousie, HP > > > > > Altitude 2100 mts > > > > > Habit herb > > > > > Habitat Garden > > > > > > > regards > > > > > Alok > > > > > -- > > > Himalayan Village Education Trust > > > Village Khudgot, > > > P.O. Dalhousie > > > District Chamba > > > H.P. 176304, India > > > > >www.hivetrust.wordpress.com > > >www.forwildlife.wordpress.com > > > > >http://mushroomobserver.org/observer/observations_by_user?_js=on&_new. > ..
