I had resurfaced this plant for Id as a separate thread. The link to the original post is http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/687f32989d30d80e/a50494b69ccd3bb5?#a50494b69ccd3bb5
On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Maniji > I found this very interesting info on the net which I would like to share > I liked the common name Sunset bells how very apt > > > Photo by Thingnam Sophia > *Common name:* Sunset Bells, Black Flamingo, Chrysothemis, Copper Leaf > *Botanical name:* *Chrysothemis pulchella* *Family:* *Gesneriaceae* > (Gloxinia > family) > ------------------------------ > Sunset Bells is an interesting plant from the Caribbean. Yellow flowers > with bright orange sepal cups form a colorful ground cover. The yellow > flowers are short-lived, but the orange sepal cups last for many days and > give the plant an everblooming effect. The dark, glossy, toothed leaves > make this plant attractive even when it is not in bloom. It is a perennial > herb that can be grown as a house-plant. From spring to summer it is > covered with very showy orange-red flowers. The bright yellow corolla, with > some red striping or spotting, is about twice the length of the sepal cup, > with a narrow tube and flaring lobes. Leaves are large, dark-green with > brown touch, very ornamental. The stems are thick and succulent, usually > upright. The plant forms a dense mountain of flowers and foliage. The plant > forms tubers at the base of the stem, and sometimes also in the leaf axils. > The name is taken from mythology - Chryso Themis was a daughter of > Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, of Greek mythology. *Pulchella* means > beautiful. > > Regards > Bhagyashri > > On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Thanks Mani ji >> You have solved the mystery of Garden plant (in pots) we photographed in >> Dakpathar. I am uploading it separately for validation >> >> >> -- >> 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 Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 6:46 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear Bhagyashri, this is Chrysothemis pulchella Family: >>> Gesneriaceae (Gloxinia family) >>> Please see >>> http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/red.html >>> >>> >>> regards, >>> >>> Mani Nair >>> >>> On 10/1/11, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Resurfacing for Id >>> > >>> > No prior identification >>> > >>> > >>> > Date/Time-Sep 2011 >>> > >>> > >>> > Location- Place, Altitude, GPS-Pune >>> > >>> > >>> > Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-Garden >>> > >>> > >>> > Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- HErb >>> > >>> > >>> > Height/Length- 1 foot >>> > >>> > >>> > Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- brown turgid >>> > >>> > >>> > Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- orange bell shaped >>> > >>> > >>> > Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds-not seen >>> > >>> > Regards >>> > Bhagyashri >>> > >>> >> >> >> >> > -- Regards Bhagyashri
