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Author Topic: Roscoea purpurea?  (Read 1166 times)

Pascal B

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Roscoea purpurea?
« on: June 14, 2010, 02:53:29 PM »
Hi,

Can anyone confirm if this is Roscoea purpurea? Or come up with a better name if it is not? I am a complete novice to this genus.....

Thanx.

Pascal

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Re: Roscoea purpurea?
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2010, 11:59:27 AM »
This site is a good place to start looking at photos of species and cultivars, then to compare to your plant.
http://www.johnjearrard.co.uk/plants/roscoea/roscoea.html
Mark McDonough
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Pascal B

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Re: Roscoea purpurea?
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2010, 04:10:34 PM »
Mark, I don't have the book by Jill Cowley but was contacted privately by fellow SRGC member Anne Chambers and she said it was more likely humeana. The site you mention shows humeana close to my plant but not exactly like it so maybe it is variable? This plant came straight from China so most likely no cultivar.

 
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