Russelia sarmentosa (Cultivated)

Russelia sarmentosa Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 25 25 1760. (Syn: Flamaria coccinea (L.) Raf.; Russelia americana Raeusch.; Russelia chiapensis Lundell; Russelia colombiana Pennell; Russelia flammea Raf.; Russelia flavoviridis S.F. Blake; Russelia oxyphylla Lundell; Russelia sarmentosa f. eglandulata Carlson; Russelia sarmentosa var. nicaraguensis Carlson; Russelia sarmentosa var. oaxacensis Carlson; Russelia sarmentosa f. pubescens Carlson; Russelia sarmentosa […]

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Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’ (USA)

Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’;     Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’ from California -GS-32 : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. Penstemon cultivar Sour Grapes, photographed from Sunnyvale, California Lovely colours, thanks for showing this ornamental..         References: https://www.gardenexpress.com.au/product/penstemon-sour-grapes/  https://hayloft.co.uk/product/penstemon-sour-grapes/yp26d13 https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/plants-for-general-conditions/penstemon-sour-grapes.htm https://www.sarahraven.com/flowers/plants/cut-flower-seedlings/penstemon-sour-grapes.htm https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89778/Penstemon-Sour-Grapes-M-Fish/Details https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/penstemon-sour-grapes/

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Erythranthe hybrida (Cultivated)

Erythranthe hybrida (Siebert & Voss) Silverside, New J. Bot. 7(1): 9 (2017) (syn: Mimulus hybridus Siebert & Voss);   USA as per Catalogue of Life;       Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Mimulus ×hybridus hort. ex Voss from Delhi-GS-28:  Attachments (3). 2 posts by 2 authors. Mimulus ×hybridus hort. ex Voss syn: Mimulus tigrinus hort. Herbaceous plant with ascending […]

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Diplacus aurantiacus (USA)

Diplacus aurantiacus (W. Curtis) Jepson, Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. 918 1925. (syn: Diplacus glutinosus (J.C. Wendl.) Nutt.; Diplacus glutinosus var. aurantiacus (W. Curtis) Lindl.; Diplacus glutinosus var. pubescens Torr.; Diplacus latifolius (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom; Mimulus aurantiacus W. Curtis; Mimulus aurantiacus var. pubescens (Torr.) D.M.Thomps.; Mimulus glutinosus J.C. Wendl.; Mimulus latifolius A. Gray) as per Catalogue of […]

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Scrophularia decomposita

Scrophularia decomposita Royle ex Benth., Scroph. Ind. 18 1835.; Nepal, Pakistan (Waziristan), Pakistani Kashmir (Gilgit, Astor, Baltistan), Jammu & Kashmir as per Catalogue of Life; Common name: Fern-Leaf Figwort   Scrophulariaceae of the Western Himalayas By Francis . Pennell (Description & Keys- Scrophularia calycina, edgeworthii, himalayensis (himalensis in the Plant List), polyantha, exserta, obtusa, robusta, […]

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Chaenostoma cordatum (USA)

Chaenostoma cordatum (Thunb.) Benth., Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 377 1836. (Syn: Manulea cordata Thunb.; Sutera cordata (Thunb.) Kuntze);   Sutera cordata also known by the name Bacopa or Ornamental Bacopa (not to be confused with the genus of that name) is a species in the genus Sutera (Scrophulariaceae) and is now more properly called Chaenostoma […]

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Kashmiria himalaica

Kashmiria himalaica (Hook. f.) D.Y. Hong, Bot. Not. 133(4): 565 (1980) (Syn: Falconeria himalaica Hook.f.; Wulfennia himalaica (Hook.f.) Pennell); NW-India as per Catalogue of Life;     SCROPHULARIACEAE Fortnight: Kashmiria himalaica from Uttarakhand_DSR_6 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 3 authors. Kashmiria himalaica (Hook.f.) D.Y.Hong [=Falconeria himalaica Hook.f.; Wulfennia himalaica (Hook.f.) Pennell] is a very […]

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Kashmiria

  Kashmiria himalaica (Hook. f.) D.Y. Hong (NW-India as per Catalogue of Life)           

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Veronica capitata

Veronica capitata Royle ex Benth., Scroph. Ind. 45 45 1835.; Tibet, NW-India, Jammu & Kashmir as per Catalogue of Life;   Common name: Flowerhead Speedwell     Scrophulariaceae Fortnight: Veronica for id From Valley of Flowers-NS 14 : Attachments (6). 3 posts by 2 authors. This delicate herb was shot near entry gate of valley of […]

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Dopatrium lobelioides

Dopatrium lobelioides (Retz.) Benth., Scroph. Ind. 31 1835. (Syn: Gratiola hyssopioides Roxb.; Gratiola lobelioides Retz.); S-India, Sri Lanka as per Catalogue of Life; ¿ doh-pah-TRI-um ? — perhaps from the Hindi dopatta (cotton shawl) … California Plant Names¿ low-bel-ee-OY-dees ? — resembling habit of water lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna commonly known as: lobelia-like dopatrium Endemic to: […]

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Linaria maroccana (cultivated)

Linaria maroccana Hook. f., Bot. Mag. 98: t. 5983. 1872; Morocco, Australia (I) (Western Australia (I), Queensland (I), New South Wales (I)), Taiwan (I), Madeira (I) (Madeira Isl. (I)), USA (I) (Arizona (I), California (I), Connecticut (I), Massachusetts (I), Maine (I), New Hampshire (I), New York (I), Oregon (I), Virginia (I), West Virginia (I)), Canada […]

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Arisaema speciosum var. mirabile

Arisaema speciosum var. mirabile (Schott) Engl., Monogr. Phan. 2: 540 1879. (Syn: Arisaema mirabile Schott); Images by Ushaprabha Page (Id by Pascal Bruggeman) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more photos & complete details, click on the links)     As per efi thread : It (Arisaema speciosum var. mirabile) differs from normal speciosum by a rough, rugose […]

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Plumbago species ?- Sri Lanka

    Fwd: [efloraofindia:161277] 260713 ASP 132 (1) : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 3 authors. Please ID this medicinal plant. Photo was taken in Sri Lanka in Dec2012. Is it a species of Plumbago? Family: Plumbaginaceae? … may be it is Plumbago indica of Plumbaginaceae. But I was afraid to post as there is […]

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Flower Hunting Tour to Chakrata and adjoining regions

    Flower Hunting Tour to Chakrata and adjoining regions from 8 (Evening)-August to 15 August : 19 posts by 8 authors. A flower hunting tour will be organised from 8-8-13 to 15-8-13 (ex Panipat -90 Kms from Delhi on NH 1). During these 6 days (excluding travel days) we will cover following areas 1. […]

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