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As far as I know the original PT is pretty much lost due to raids and so on.
The seeds that are now available trough some seedbanks in EU (and the ones I've grown) are probably the result of some cross.
I think somebody already mentioned it in this thread.
It's still a very sturdy and vital plant that produces a really nice daytime smoke but it has lost the beautiful stem color and probably some other traits.
Here's a picture of a Unknown X PT I grew last summer. My PTs never turned this purple.
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I plan to bulk my original P.T. this season. Great plant finished here Sept 15th with great mold resistance...These came from Felix/Owl direct..
United Seedbanks has Purpurea Ticinensis (under Owl's Swiss Seeds and Helvetic Seeds); according to some other posts here on ICMag it is no more the original strain but some sort of hybrid. Rumour has it that the original strain lives on in Eastern Europe (can't recall the user, but he posted quite a few lovely pics of his PT's).Can anyone help me to find seeds of this magnificent strain!? From what I can tell it's only in Europe and available thru close connections. I'm looking for Purpurea Ticinensis and Erdpurt both, to reproduce a LARGE seed bank of both for the preservation in pure form. This way, people in the future may be able to use these varieties to make crosses or obtain and grow the original genetics easier and internationally more vast.