Yes it should be R. purpurea, perhaps purple colour is confusing for Tanay. R. alpina has purple flowers and corolla tube much longer whereas both R. purpurea and R. capitata have mauve or light blue flowers and with shorter corolla tube. R. capitata has numerous flowers in the spike.
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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