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May 27, 2022 12:59 PM CST
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Agree, sometimes the labels aren't correct, either because the grower put the wrong one, or shoppers can sometimes pick them up and put them in the wrong place. It's the foliage that separates I. walleriana (wider leaves with an almost scalloped edge - probably a real technical term for that) from hawkeri (less wide leaves with pointed tips and little serrations along the edge).

This pic shows I. walleriana foliage well:
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