Request for ID – 240210SC1 -
Date / Time – 17th Jan. 2010 / 10.15am
Location – – Peradeniya in central province of Sri Lanka . On the road connecting Colombo and Kandy
Habitat – Botanical Garden
Regards,
Shobha
Hi,
It is some species of Spider Flower [Cleome sp.] - possibly a cultivar of the Whiskered Spider Flower [C.gynandra].
With regards,
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Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise please.
Earlier relevant feedback:
“It is some species of Spider Flower [Cleome sp.] - possibly a cultivar of the Whiskered Spider Flower [C.gynandra].
With regards,
Neil Soares.”
“... looks like the ornamental cleome, the spider flower a.k.a. grandfather's whiskers ... a cultivar of Cleome hassleriana OR C. hasslerana” from Dinesh ji.
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