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bsimpson1972 wrote:
Thanks, Karen!

'Freckles' is a cutie. For me it grows like an oversized micro mini on relatively weak, almost trailing stems with very dark foliage. The flowers are purple and white with freckles down the throat and are produced in good numbers.

For me, the crowns aren't very long lived but the tuber keeps making new ones and even if I cut back everything to ground level, the plant will be back within a few weeks.

Oh, and it's super easy to propagate by cuttings.

Here's a picture from last year: