R: Tall bulb with spotted leaves and yellowish green flowers from Ixtapan de la Sal

Alberto Grossi crinum@libero.it
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:08:11 PDT
it is a Manfreda, but I do not know the specie, maybe guttata
Alberto


>----Messaggio originale----
>Da: DalesMicro@aol.com
>Data: 21/06/2011 20.04
>A: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Ogg: [pbs] Tall bulb with spotted leaves and yellowish green flowers	from 
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/…
20bulb%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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