Thank you Tanay ji and Ushadi for confirming the Id Ushadi Thank you for the info on this plant.
On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > yes, Bhagyashri... > aslo called polka dot plant.. yours is the white variety.. usually > more common is the pink and green leaf... > > makes a nice potted plant indoors in winters in the western > hemisphere... > BUT IN TROPICS>>>> > one has to be very careful with how you dispose of the houseplant.. > > there are reports from Australia, Hawaii etc where these are > considered NOXIOUS weeds... toxic to cats and cattle, /// AND > CROWDING out native shrubs... > > somebody mentioned that it is reported as weed in INDIA too, but I > cant find a reference ... > ... on google there are 47,100 results when I searched just now for " > Hypoestes phyllostachya a weed in india".. could not go thru ALL > THAT!! > > ** > I remember in the 1990s the decade... we had a profusion of these, > cuttings root very fast in a day or two in summer... at NYBG family > garden we could not give it away FREE .as a starter plant ... in the > beginning children loved the pink colored leaves... soon parents (in a > couple of years) would say no, thanks... .. go figure !!! > > SO NOT EVERYTHING THAT"S BEAUTIFUL TO THE EYES IS DESIRABLE IN THE > GARDEN... > ** > > BUT MADHURI>> IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE BEAUTY OF YOUR PLANT>>> > just dont root more cuttings than you need for your own use... and > dont throw away plants in garbage heap.. only throw them in > compost... > > CHEERS > == > Usha di > ============== > > > > On Nov 4, 1:02 am, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes I think you are correct Madhuri ji > > This is ineed Hypoestes phyllostachya > > Tanay > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Can this be Hypoestes phyllostachya? but it had yellow flowers. > > > Date Oct 2011 > > > Private garden > > > ht about a foot > > > green leaves with white spots > > > yellow flowers > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade > > > > -- > > *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) > > [email protected] > > *Webpages:* > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.htmlhttp://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.htmlhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
