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This plant has purple petals. One is fuzzy. The center area with the pollen is shiny gold color. The insects love these plants and they have a nice scent. The large bees like these plants. The plant itself grows about 7-8 feet tall. It is just starting to bloom now and continues for quite awhile.
Open areas. Soil drains well. Central Plateau in Madagascar.
When the big bees come to get the pollen the petal sags, but holds them.
Spotted on Oct 9, 2010
Submitted on May 4, 2011
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