Identify this plant - 2008/04/08 19:10This is presently (april) floweering in New Delhi. About 6 ft in height. leaves visble in picture. Attracts a lot of bees. the current day temperatures here are 32 degrees celcius. As you can see it is flowering profusely in the spring.
Identify this plant - 2008/04/10 01:40Hi dlfcity4. Welcome!
I believe that the plant in your picture is likely to be Camellia sinensis which is the member of the Camellia family also called the "Tea Plant", because it's leaves are the source of black tea.
Re:Identify this plant - 2008/04/10 08:15zwaluw wrote: I had never seen a Camellia sinensis other than white Well, I have to admit that I still have some doubts about this ID, zwaluw. C. sinensis is a bit of a guess, on my part ... Camellia (of some sort) was my first impression, it differs from any of the C. japonicas which I grow, but as you say, it isn't really quite like the white sinensis either, or even the rosea variety, so I'm still a bit puzzled.
Honestly, the more that I look at the photo, the more I doubt I guessed right, the bud cluster doesn't seem right at all, maybe it is something entirely different which just happens to resemble Camellia.
Re:Identify this plant - 2008/04/11 18:04thanks for your responses. I have done some surfing of images of camellia Sinensis. I dont think these pictures match, sp[ecially the buds and the leaves edges. If it will be of any help, i am submitting two more pictures of the same plant
Best Regards to all members
P.S. Again , I am unable to upload jpg imasges. so i am posting them in the pictures section under the heading "IDENTIFY THIS PLANT BY DLFCITY4"
Re:Identify this plant - 2008/04/12 02:30Okay, I feel MUCH more confident about this ID now, I truly do believe that this plant is Pereskia grandiflora "Rose Cactus".
I couldn't see the thorns in any of your photos, apparently they are quite nasty (the thorns) as another common name I found for this plant was "Bastard Rose".
Re:Identify this plant - 2008/04/12 19:26 *LOL* I'm like a dog with a bone, zwaluw. I get very obsessed and stubborn when I can't figure something out, I have a hard time letting go until I've worked it out.
Re:Identify this plant - 2008/04/13 08:55You sound pretty much like me, Zuzu Quite obsessive I am though. But, nowadays other duties keep me from putting in too much time unfortunately
Re:Identify this plant - 2008/04/16 14:55Dear friends Zwaluw and Zuzu,
Thanks a lot for your efforts in identifying the plant. Zuzu, you did work it out , finally.
I know who to ask in future. Great that you are both available here.
And, I had stolen a stem from the garden where i saw this plant. Made two cuttings and planted them . And now both are rooting happily. Makes me very happy proud owner of the "Bastard Rose".
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Welcome to the forum, dlfcity4 
) - I had never seen a Camellia sinensis other than white 
Seeing these two additional pictures, 
this has me VERY curious.
that this plant is Pereskia grandiflora "Rose Cactus".
*LOL*
