Ushadi nowadays Roses and Tuberoses as you pointed out are used commonly for decorations. I too remember these Lily flowers being used in the past.Thank you Regards Bhagyashri
On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 11:15 PM, Ushadi micromini < microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: > this is the plant I had found was very popular in Bombay in the late > 70s and 80s for decorating wedding halls... we did not have it in > Bengal then... our decorators used / still use rajanigandha / tuberose > flowers to make the same linear or criss-cross jaal... to cover walls > ans mandaps.... > > wonder if its still popular on the west coast.... > > usha di > > > > On Aug 28, 9:01 pm, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Gurucharanji and Tanayji > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Crinum asiaticum indeed bulbs of this plant is poisonous. > > > Tanay > > > > > On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 6:26 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > >> Perhaps Crinum asiaticum > > > > >> -- > > >> 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 Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > >>> Request for identification > > > > >>> Date/Time- Aug 2011 > > > > >>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune > > > > >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden > > > > >>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Plant > > > > >>> Height/Length- 3 feet > > > > >>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- big green > > > > >>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- white flowers > > > > >>> Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-Not seen > > > > >>> Regards > > > > >>> Bhagyashri > > > > > -- > > > *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) > > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > > > *Webpages:* > > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >
