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Lagos, Nigeria

Hi again everyone!
Another ID request - anyone know what this one's called?
Peachy/ orange flowers with yellow throats, about 3cms wide. Bright green leaves up to 16cms long. Plant stands around 30cms tall at the moment.
Thanks!




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Best wait for Meanie again...I think.

13 Oct, 2011

 

Good idea, Pimpernel...this is going to be a regular occurrence, I think!

Got three more today - this, a spotty begonia and the strangest looking 'heather' I've ever seen!! :)

13 Oct, 2011

 

Thing is it looks familiar again....Lol Heather ?

13 Oct, 2011

 

Lol! Yes, apparently so...African Heather - comes in purple and white!
I'll probably post it for another I.D. soon...

13 Oct, 2011

 

I'm only posting so that I'll see the answer when it's posted!

13 Oct, 2011

 

It's difficult to tell the scale, but it looks VAGUELY like some sort of a ginger plant. Wrong continent?

14 Oct, 2011

 

Thanks all...it's really quite pretty....
I was sort of wondering about ginger too... :)

14 Oct, 2011

 

If you DO find out what it is, Karen, you will let us know, won't you? I'm glad I'm not alone with my strange guesses!

14 Oct, 2011

 

I found this link from a GoY Linked Garden Centre Worth you giving it a go.

http://www.best4plants.co.uk/mysteryplantfinder.aspx

16 Oct, 2011

 

Think that I've got it!

Crossandra I think.

I cheated though - here's the link to a photo that Delonix has posted.............

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/226741-crossandra-infundibuliformis-orange-marmalade/all

21 Oct, 2011

 

Meanie Well done again I think...Have a look at Crossandra Firecracker.

21 Oct, 2011

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