yes quite important I would love to see it here ... usha di On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Spiraea douglassii* Hook., Fl. bor.-amer. 1:172. 1832 > > Common names: Douglass' spirea, steeplebush > > Stout shrub making dense patches, reaching 2 m tall, with tomentose > branches; leaves thick, oblong, 3-8 cm long, densely white-tomentose > especially beneath, unequally serrate in upper part; petiole 2-4 mm long; > flowers deep-rose, in dense panicles; sepals recurved, petals obovate, > stamens many, twice as long as petals; follicles glabrous. > Cultivated in Herbal Garden below Cheshma Shahi in Srinagar, Kashmir. > This American plant is medicinally important for native Americans. > > Identification credit to Resin (UK) in Daves' Garden Forum. > > > -- > 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://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- > > > > -- Usha di =========== --
