Terry: Named for the fact that flowers face opposite directions which Goldblatt & Manning says is a "remarkable feature". Painting in their book looks like your plant. Arnold New Jersey On 03/22/13, Terry Frewin wrote: Hello everyone - this pretty Glad has just flowered - it has a rough tag saying ? oppositifolia - any info on how I can tell if that's correct would be helpful, thanks Terry http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohovalleyplants/ <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bohovalleyplants/> -- terry frewin 661 upper boho road boho 3669 03 5790 8635 0429 908 635