Re: OT: Cochiostemma odoratissimum

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.02.08 at 15:13:35(4074) On Sun, 6 Feb 2000 Piabinha@aol.com wrote: > does anyone know of a source for this plant (Commelinaceae)? > > tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA >I was looking for this plant a year or two back myself. I never did get one, and would still like to find one. Dear Friends, I recently visited Selby Bot. Garden in Sarasota, W. Florida, and in addition to their WONDERFUL collection of RARE Aroids on display, there were at least two species of Cochiostemma, one was strikingly beautiful in both it`s metalic leaves AND sprays of blue flowers!!! I believe theirs were from Central America. Many years ago in the Jungle of E. Ecuador, just N.E. of Lago Agrio, I came across a huge population of a species of Cochiostemma with elongate narrow green leaves and HUGE sprays of bright blue flowers, they were common, growing on low small trees, does any one have an idea what species this could have been? Cheers, Julius +More ju-bo@msn.com

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