I forgot... croton leaves : tough them are smooth surface, on the thickish side... not so easy to bruise or tear... now tough these...Acalypha leaves .. they are thinner... rougher and tear off pieces quite easily...
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
