Tall bulb with spotted leaves and yellowish green flowersfrom Ixtapan de la Sal

AW awilson@avonia.com
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:11:47 PDT
Dale,

The flowers indicate it is likely a member of the Agavaceae. Within there
I'd suggest a Manfreda. The undulate, spotted leaves could also be
consistent with Manfreda and within there you're on your own (perhaps M.
undulata).

Andrew
San Diego


--Subject: [pbs] Tall bulb with spotted leaves and yellowish green
flowersfrom Ixtapan de la Sal

I saw these bulbs in Ixtatan de la Sale, State of  Mexico  (pictured at:  
_http://http://s1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa373/…
ulb%20Ixtapan%20de%20la%20Sal/_ 
(http://s1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa373/…
ulb%20Ixtapan%20de%20la%20Sal/)    )
When I first saw them, about a month ago, they had just started to bud, but
I found them in flower when I went back this Sunday (June 19th). The plants
are up to 4 feet tall (1.25 meters). The leaves have greenish purple spots
and the flowers are about 1.5 inches (3.7 cm) long. The petals have small
white cottony patches on the tips. It seems something is eating into the
large,  spotted stamens before they are open. Any help you could give me in
identifying this plant would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,  Dale
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