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Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
January 20, 2003 4:32 AM Post #452979
| This is a small plant not more than 2 feet tall, small, peach-orange 2-3 cm. flowers (one bud is seen in the pic, and a couple of seeds too). I wonder if this belongs to the hibiscus family. Anyone know what exactly this is? 
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Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
February 13, 2003 3:34 AM Post #468581
| I had thought that this plant is a short one, as told by my old-lady-friend who gave me its seeds. Now when I look at the stem, it looks like a hibiscus stem, and woody. The seeds of it are tiny and have very thin white hairs all round it, somewhat resembling the seeds of Confederate rose. |
Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
February 25, 2003 9:42 AM Post #476875
| Here are its seeds. I am missing out the flower for posting here. The seeds mature pretty quickly... in about 7-10 days after the flower is gone. 
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Baa
February 25, 2003 8:38 PM Post #477281
| It certainly gives the impression of Malvaceae Dinu. I'm afraid that without the flowers I'm worse than useless on most shrubs. With the flowers the colour you say they are, could it be Abutilon? |
Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
February 26, 2003 3:28 AM Post #477627
| The flower is very nearly like this http://academic.reed.edu/biology/courses/BIO332/slideshow/pa... but there is no gap between the petals. The colour is very very close to mine. |
Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
February 27, 2003 8:36 AM Post #478601
| Aaah, here is the *elusive* flower. This fellow closes by afternoon. There was just this one today and I did not forget to pluck it off for scanning since I could not get hold of my friend's digi-cam. Hope this plant will now be identified. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
February 27, 2003 8:37 AM Post #478602
| This is the underside of the flower. It is about 1 and a quarter inch across. 
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Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
April 3, 2003 9:36 AM Post #503207
| Here is the flower on the plant. 
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Chamma
Tennille, GA (Zone 8b)
April 3, 2003 11:44 AM Post #503262
| I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Evert
Helsinki
Finland (Zone 4b)
 April 3, 2003 2:50 PM Post #503367
| Me too. Any chance for seeds? And... Are the Nycnanthes seeds ready yet? |
Mitjo
Lappeenranta
Finland (Zone 3a)
April 3, 2003 3:55 PM Post #503452
| oh yes. very handsome one. |
Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
April 4, 2003 3:23 AM Post #503840
| Yes, Evert, seeds are available and I collected a few. In fact, the Nyctanthes seeds are ready too and by sheer coincidence, I have it ready in the envelope for you and now I will add seeds of these too. Will mail it this afternoon.
But which is this plant?? |
Evert
Helsinki
Finland (Zone 4b)
April 4, 2003 3:54 AM Post #503850
| Thanks!
I don't know, I am pretty sure it belongs to Malvaceae, looks a bit like some Abutilon, but there are so many other species too, so can't be sure. |
Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
May 6, 2003 8:30 AM Post #525485
| Here is what it is -- http://www.meden.demon.co.uk/Malvaceae/Hibiscus/galleryB.htm... I contacted that person, Mr.Stewart Robert Hinsley, who owns that collection. He also opines that it is closest to the h.hirtus. I had given a link to this thread as well. He sent me some literature and I am convinced that it is hibiscus hirtus. |
Aimee
Georgetown, TX (Zone 8a)
May 6, 2003 8:33 AM Post #525487
| Beautiful! Congratulations on learning what it is. |
Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
May 7, 2003 3:52 AM Post #525962
| It was a real effort, looking at the response to this thread! ;} |
Dinu
Mysore
India (Zone 10a)
May 8, 2003 3:11 AM Post #526486
| Seeds of this plant is now available for trade. |
