Mystery Bulbs

This page is a place where people can post pictures of bulbs they are having trouble identifying. Anyone who thinks they can help figure out these plants, please send a note to the pbs list for discussion. Items identified will be moved to the appropriate page once we figure out what they are.


Nick de Rothschild is unsure if the pendulous plant shown below is Ixia maculata or not. The upright form is for comparison.

Ixia maculata?, Nick de RothschildIxia maculata, Nick de Rothschild

Monica Swartz would like help identifying the plants in the photos below. "I bought this Manfreda sp. at the Huntington Botanical Gardens some years ago. It was labeled: "Manfreda sp. HBG 82906 YuccaDo T74-12 Sd. coll. 12/97 Mexico: Jalisco. Very dry rocky slopes". It flowered for me this year for the first time and its green flowers were unscented. The leaves are spotted when they first emerge (it loses its leaves in winter) and then the spots fade through the summer. It offsets vigorously.

Manfreda sp., Monica SwartzManfreda sp., Monica SwartzManfreda sp., Monica SwartzManfreda sp., Monica Swartz

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