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Old 07-10-2023, 12:21 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: I can't nail this one down.

Looking at my 3 sikkimemsis this morning, Palmas Norte's photo does look a different.. Hard to say what it might be. Are these in a store, or are these at someone's home? Am I seeing ti right that it has a $99 price tag? — IMHO a bit steep for a seller to ask that without a proper ID!

Here's info on my 3 sikkimensis to help compare:

My sikkimensis 'Bengal Tiger' (largest plant, against house) had pointier leaves on the new growth in May, but now the large mature leaves are more rounded at the tips (see attached photos). The colour on the leaf underside is more a coppery red.

The sikkimensis 'Red Tiger' is young (planted end of May - smaller plant against house) and you can see the elaves are still pointier. The colour on the leaf undersides is more purple wine red.

The sikkimensis sourced from Morgan Creek (planted in garden, not against house) looks a lot like the 'Red Tiger'. As I mentionned in my previous post, I deliberately planted this one in a bad/cold/winter wet spot without any mulch or protection to push its limits in East Vancouver (this was not in Vic! @sirdoofus). I think our winter low was around -13°C (~8F). It started growing later than my others (understandable!) but had started growing above ground by end of May.

Can't seem to add photos, so here's a link to a Google Photos Gallery of these plants
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