off topic, Ruellia question
Carlo A. Balistrieri (Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:40:34 PDT)

That'd be Ruellia ciliata f. depressa. I got some of the seed and,
without any special treatment germinated and grew on 5 plants which
have been blooming for weeks...

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