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Leaf lobing can be irregular. This specimen however has a leaf very similar to the East Himalayan M. speciosa.
M. Thorne. |
Colour variation. Many garden forms are this colour rather than blue.
Margaret Thorne.
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Plant similar to many in cultivation
Margaret Thorne
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Seed pods, these will probably not be ripe for 2 to 3 weeks. I suspect much wild seed is gathered unripe
Margaret Thorne.
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Rupin, India, 4,000m. Hilary and John Birks. |
Superb image with location. Balugere, India, 3,620m. Hilary and John Birks. |
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Rhotang, India,3,950m. colour variation -common in cultivation. Hilary and John Birks. |
Rhotang, India, 3,950m. Lobed leaf detail. Note that the scented M. speciosa from E. Himalayas and China would look almost identical. Hilary and John Birks. |
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Rhotang, India, 3,950m. Flowering in grassland. Hilary and John Birks. |
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