Just for the record, i got an email from Peter saying "As for S. purpurea red ruffles, we have the only plants in existence and have been unable to get it tissue cultured so far, but hope it will succeed in the future. Seeya. Peter "
So, it's definitely NOT a 'Red Ruffles'. In fact, most of you have never seen a 'Red Ruffles' in person, neither.
I must say my experience with growing ssp venosa is limited to this plant. In fact, i don't think i've seen more than one or two other plants in person. But if those who are more familiar with venosa think it's warranted, i could propagate it and distribute it and describe it as a cultivar. However, to the best of my knowledge this is the Agristarts clone, which means there should be LOTS more plants just like mine.
Pyro, you say you know the origin of the Agristarts clone... was there multiple batches from seed, or are they all identical clones?