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Roscoea purpurea CC.1757

A light purple form grown from seed collected by Chris Chadwell.

Cotswold Garden Flowers say in their online catalogue:

"Terminal spike of large purple orchid-like flowers Jul-Sep, 15cm. Seed coll.Uttar Pradesh, forests, 1500-2800m. "
10th August 2007



27th July 2006 1st August 2006 1st August 2006



References:
  • Flora of China Online, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028432 , accessed 19.11.2024.
  • Cotswold Garden Flowers, https://www.cotswoldgardenflowers.co.uk/encyclopedia/roscoea-purpurea-var-gigantea-cc-1757/ , accessed 29.11.2024.
  • Cowley, Jill - The Genus Roscoea, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 2007.
  • Dunlop, Gary - 'The Genus Roscoea', Bulletin of the Alpine Garden Society, Vol.76, Part.2 (2008).
  • Wilford, Richard - 'Roscoeas for the rock garden', Bulletin of the Alpine Garden Society, Vol.67, Part.1 (1999).
  • Wilford, Richard - 'Roscoea on trial', The Plantsman, Vol.11, Part.2 (2012).