superdave336
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Are LSU O'Rourke and Improved Celeste the same? Around the 3 minute mark in this video he says O'Rourke was originally called Improved Celeste.
These visually are the same for me. I think the names are interchangeable. Orourke is a little different like darker but mine hasn’t fruited yetThere's Improved Celeste and Improved Celeste O'Rourke Not (ICON). Not sure if they are the same.
These visually are the same for me. I think the names are interchangeable. Orourke is a little different like darker but mine hasn’t fruited yet
I meant icon and improved Celeste are the same and name is used interchangeably, orourke is quite similar also leading to the confusion. Heck even Tiger looks close to them and I’m sure has been confused a few times.![]()
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