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fermi de Sousa

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Otto's mystery plant
« on: April 26, 2014, 12:37:11 PM »
I visited Otto this afternoon and he showed me this potted plant which he rescued from a friend's glasshouse where it was "going backwards".
He's managed to revive it and it looks like it might flower soon - but what is it?? Some kind of Chinese gesneriad?
Any suggestions?
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fermi
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Re: Otto's mystery plant
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2014, 02:48:28 PM »
No idea Fermi, but super foliage without flowers!
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Re: Otto's mystery plant
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2014, 12:06:03 PM »
Looks like a Chirita to me, maybe C. sinensis (there are several forms).


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Re: Otto's mystery plant
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2014, 08:05:02 AM »
Thank you Thomas for putting a name onmy mystery plant. There seems to be a lot of variation in the leaves of Chirita chinensis .
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