Re: MS 140711 -40 - Strelitzia reginae -Bird of paradise.

M Swamy

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Jul 14, 2011, 9:53:37 AM7/14/11

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Strelitzia reginae -Bird of paradise, crane flower.
Family: Strelitziaceae. Photos taken on 11.7.2011. Place: Ramakrishnashrama, Mysore. Like many of our most flamboyant and fascinating plants, the bird-of-paradise flower is native to South Africa.

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 14, 2011, 10:19:08 PM7/14/11

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Yes Swamy ji

One of the very commonly planted house plants in California.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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Ushadi micromini

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Jul 17, 2011, 4:12:11 AM7/17/11

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yes... in southern us states, its rampant...
so common that we never photographed it...
now it seems i must..just to document...

and being planted by people who want to make money in
cut flower upscale market in india... many private gardens
and farms are growing these as a cash crop in bengal and
most likely nearby old bihar...now two states...
where ever its hot dry and some controlled rain...
usha di
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On Jul 15, 7:19 am, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes Swamy ji
> One of the very commonly planted house plants in California.
>
> --
> 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: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM, M Swamy <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > *Strelitzia reginae *-Bird of paradise, crane flower.
> > *Family:* Strelitziaceae. Photos taken on 11.7.2011. Place:

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