Sorry Tanay Ji... 'crossing over' went as 'grossing over'... see how your ring chromosome haunts me :)
Regards, surajit On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:34 PM, ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com>wrote: > Tanay and Surajit: > > Thinking about this, several plants with spreading ground covering habit > or good hanging basket plants are the Zebrina and this one that Surajit > showed... > May I revise myself and say it aloud that It may be this: *Tradescantia > pallida* > > look at a large gallery of pictures at Daves garden at > > http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/17890/ > > and read a little more at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_pallida.. > > > In my lifetime I have owned and nurtured and given away tonnes of cuttings > from these..esp when used as a ground cover... > > > ------- > > As to the original diagnosis of Surajit that this may be *Rhoeo* *discolor > * ... i only know what I found on the net : one side of the leaf tends to > be green and other (Usually the outer) becomes or looks purple..) > http://www.stuartxchange.org/BangkaBangkaan.html > > ... > > AND saw these bi-color leafed ground cover in Bolpur this past winter > in various resorts and hotels and some private gardens, very popular it was > this season.... did not see any flowers on them though, may be winter is > not their season for flowering... > > > Surajit's plant pictures do not seem to me to be Rhoeo discolor... it > looks violet on both sides...UNLESS SURAJIT TELLS US ITS TWO DIFFERENT > COLORS on the leaves???? > > > usha di > > > ps several plants with spreading ground covering habits that have violet > leaves with or without stripes are called wondering jew in the nursery > trade and /or colloquial daily use in different parts of the world... > > > ========= > > > > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:40 PM, surajit koley < > surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sorry Usha Di, Sorry Tanay Ji, went to another room to solve a crisis at >> home! >> >> Thank you for the folklore link Tanay Ji. >> >> Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:00 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi Usha Di. >>> Based on my understanding Tradescantia and Zebrina are two completely >>> different plant though both comes from the Commelinaceae. >>> I always though the later was commonly known as the wandering Jew. And >>> for Surajit da I am attaching a link you will come to know about the >>> folklore of "wandering jew". >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandering_Jew >>> Tanay >>> >>> On 1 May 2012 10:24, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Usha Di, >>>> >>>> 'Wandering Jew' is a strange name! And yes, the net search using your >>>> keywords gave me similar flowers, but almost all the images available for >>>> *Zebrina* *pendula* show different leaf shape. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:42 PM, ushadi Micromini < >>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Its called the Wandering jew... purple hued leaves ... and mauve-pink >>>>> flowers, the leaves may even be green with magenta or violet stripes. >>>>> googling will get you many images with flowers... >>>>> Wondering jew is called Zebrina pendula .... >>>>> >>>>> usha di >>>>> >>>>> =========== >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi All. >>>>>> Sorry for the informal letter size in the previous mail. I am not >>>>>> sure why this crazy thing happened. >>>>>> I apologize for the problem. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Tanay >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 1 May 2012 09:58, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Surajit Da. >>>>>>> Tradescantia spathacea is the accepted name for the plant and Rhoeo >>>>>>> discolor is considered as its synonym. >>>>>>> Tanay >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 1 May 2012 09:46, surajit koley <surajitnotavaila...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sir / Madam, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A net search on *Rhoeo* *discolor* gave me all white flowers. Then >>>>>>>> what this species could be? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Species : *Rhoeo* *discolor* (syn. *Tradescantia* >>>>>>>> *spathacea*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_spathacea>) >>>>>>>> ? >>>>>>>> Habit & Habitat : herb, pot-plant, garden >>>>>>>> Date : 10-03-2012, 10.00 a.m. >>>>>>>> Place : Gobra (Hooghly), WB >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>>>> Research & Teaching Assistant. >>>>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>>>> 6270 University Blvd. >>>>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>>>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca <ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> >>>>>>> *Webpages:* >>>>>>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab<http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >>>>>>> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >>>>>>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>>>> Research & Teaching Assistant. >>>>>> Department of Botany. >>>>>> University of British Columbia . >>>>>> 6270 University Blvd. >>>>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>>>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca <ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> >>>>>> *Webpages:* >>>>>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab<http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >>>>>> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >>>>>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Usha di >>>>> =========== >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *Tanay Bose* >>> Research & Teaching Assistant. >>> Department of Botany. >>> University of British Columbia . >>> 6270 University Blvd. >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>> tanay.b...@botany.ubc.ca <ta...@interchange.ubc.ca> >>> *Webpages:* >>> UBC Botany , Berbee Lab <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html> >>> UBC Botany, People <http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html> >>> EfloraofIndia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > >
