@coconut, I meant to ask you if you knew of any link's to help with understanding a little more about your post.I have the 2 different plants,both have different color & shape of blooms & different shaped leaves. I didn't know there was such a difference in the 2 plants that their care is even a little different.
I love mine,1 has been blooming since spring and is still going strong even with the seed pods.
these are from the shorter plant with long leaves
The tall skinny plant started out 4yrs. ago as a tall stalk with 1 stem off to the side,It has a few more limbs now.It has shorter, rounder shaped leaves.It has always had the prettiest blooms of the 2.