Before I comment further on L. purpurata, I would like to devote a post to Lc George Baldwin X C. Trithena. It flowered nicely in November and began flowering again in early May of this year. It currently still has eight fully open blooms and two buds. It is in an eight inch clay pot and seems to be bursting at the seams. It is just one of those special crosses that I would recommend to everyone.
Ursula, can you check to see if this fellow has earned its own name yet?
Jim
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