pankaj: nice story... ha ha.. did your bad rooster let you come back and smell his gloxinias after you called him that? usha di ==
On Nov 2, 1:34 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had good experiences with Gloxinia perrenis which used to give > smell at particular time, almost twice a day it was on peak otherwise > it was faintly scented. Infact the person in whose garden I saw it for > the first time, never really smelled it. We call such persons bad > rooster!!!! hehehehe... > Bad Rooster is the one who wakes up late and goes to bed early :P.... > but never misses to shout during the day time :)) > Pankaj > > On Nov 2, 4:14 pm, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks to everybody for your appreciation of the beauty of the plant. > > Sinningia speciosa was introduced as a house plant popularly known as > > Gloxinia, the original plant hailing from south America. This tuberous > > herb with inodorous flowers can be grown in moist shady places even in > > Mumbai. Regards, Shrikant > > > On Nov 1, 3:21 pm, "Shrikant Ingalhalikar" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Gloxinia of Gesneriaceae a new fond acquisition at my garden in Pune. A > > > small succulent herb 15-20 cm tall; leaves radical, 10-12 cm, > > > ovate-oblong, dentate, succulent. Flowers 5-6 cm on a stout peduncle. > > > Regards,Shrikant Ingalhalikar12 Varshanand SocietyAnandnagar Sinhagad > > > RoadPune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.comTel91202435 0765.Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > > > Gloxinia.jpg > > > 254KViewDownload

