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Does this look like Robert Strawn
« on: June 02, 2007, 10:21:45 AM »
Does this look like Robert Strawn. I got one from Tammie in California a few years ago. I am almost sure thats what it is. I have a woods Blue Goddess that DavB sent mea  few years ago too and I dont think this is it. This is one of the ones I forgot outside until I found them in January and brought them in. Its in a 4 inch pot so its kind of small. The leaves are green with a few flecks of color.

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Re: Does this look like Robert Strawn
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2007, 10:29:04 AM »
That's a pretty lily. It looks a little bit like Electra-




I bought a "fake" Robert Strawn off of ebay a few years ago- this is what it looked like-

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Re: Does this look like Robert Strawn
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2007, 10:30:57 AM »
Looking at them together, it doesn't look like Electra at all.  :D

Makes ya crazy, don't it?  :D
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Re: Does this look like Robert Strawn
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2007, 10:31:16 AM »
Thanks Karen I did not ever have either one of those though. Mine is not blue like yours are. Its more purple.

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Re: Does this look like Robert Strawn
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2007, 10:45:15 AM »
Your picture looks something like the description.
Here is the description from victoria adventure.
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'Robert Strawn'      TD   ImG   O  Strawn   DO  1969  De  Deep lavender blue star, slightly flecked pads 

One of the only two pictures there was posted by Craig. It is too bad we lost him.
He could have told you one way or another for sure.

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