Bhagyashri: yes.. this is an acaylpha .. see the similarities to your chenile plant?
now you have something more to study... serious business....no laughing matter.. I am glad you noticed these things.. There are some other cultivars where flowers are so delicate one can hardly see them.. I just photographed them... will upload soon... Usha di ====== On Oct 21, 8:49 pm, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > No Madhuri ji, your enthusiasm and love for plants is all that matters. All > of us make mistakes. Just continue your service to the group. > > -- > 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, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh! I thought any plant with these kind of colored leaves is a Croton. You > > must be really having a hearty laugh at my knowledge of Botany!! [?]. > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Not Croton Madhuri ji > >> I hope it is Acalypha wilkesiana > > >> -- > >> 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, Oct 21, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Sharing pictures of a croton flowering. I agree crotons are appreciated > >>> for the foliage but I have observed that when you photograph these not so > >>> attractive flowers they are really beautiful. This croton was chopped by > >>> some insensitive gardener. It hardly had any leaves but these tiny flowers > >>> attracted my attention. To my surprise there were other well grown crotons > >>> around but none were flowering > > >>> Date/Time-Oct 2011 > > >>> Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune > > >>> Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden > > >>> Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Shrub > > >>> Height/Length- about a foot > > >>> Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- variegated > > >>> Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- i do not know how to describe > > >>> no fruits seen > > >>> Regards > > >>> Bhagyashri > > -- > 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/ > > 332.gif > < 1KViewDownload
