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I bought a couple of Calceolaria today in Lidl and they had them
labelled as "Pocketbook plant", that's a new one to me.
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On 2015-01-23 21:19:02 +0000, David Hill said:

I bought a couple of Calceolaria today in Lidl and they had them
labelled as "Pocketbook plant", that's a new one to me.


American for purse or wallet. I've heard people call them a 'purse plant'.
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"David Hill" wrote

I bought a couple of Calceolaria today in Lidl and they had them
labelled as "Pocketbook plant", that's a new one to me.

Wikipedia says they are known as...
lady's purse, slipper flower, pocketbook flower, or slipperwort.
I would suggest it might be from across the pond

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