Awesome set of Pics Sir On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl., H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. > Pflanzenfam. 2(5):40. 1887 > Syn: *Hemerocallis* *lancifolia* Thunb.; *Aletris japonica* Thunb.; *Hosta > japonica* (Thunb.) Voss > > Common names: Narrow-leaved plantain lily > > Perennial herb with ovate-lanceolate, up to 15 cm long with 5-6 nerves on > each side, dark green, glossy, tip pointed, petiole slender; flowers light > purple fading with age, up to 5 cm long, funnel-shaped, in loose > 5-30-flowered elongated raceme, anthers violet. > > Photographed from Cheshmashahi garden in Srinagar, Kashmir in August > -- > 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/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
