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Shrub carrying pink flowers on long spikes

15 years ago

This shrub is very common where I live in PNG. Grows to maybe 5 or 6 foot and has long flower spikes which have little pink flowers that open gradually up the spike. Will post a closeup of the flowers separately. THere is a related plant here with blue flowers, but doesn't grow as big.

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15 years ago
Compare with Porterweed. Nice plant.

HTH
Chris
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