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Old 10-09-2007, 06:51 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Steve Wolstenholme Steve Wolstenholme is offline
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Default Mystery Plant identified!

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:40:52 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 10/9/07 18:23, in article ,
"Steve Wolstenholme" wrote:

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:46:56 +0100, Sacha
wrote:


I think we must have brought seeds back from Hawaii about 5 years ago.


Have you brought any seeds back from South Africa? I think that's the
likely place to find Ruspolia.

Steve


I haven't been there since long before I met Ray and Ray has never been
there. However, we do have friends and customers who have a house there but
we've had the plant longer than they've had the plant! Ruspolia are grown
in Hawaii too, so if we got hold of it ourselves, I think that's the more
likely source. I understand from David that they're v. popular in
California, too and we were there about 5 years ago.


Ah I see. I thought you were talking about collecting seeds in the
wild.

Steve