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plant identification

vandenberg - 5-4-2012 at 01:33 PM

Can anybody identify this plant? Had an aussie identify it a few years ago, but I lost misplaced the info.
Has long slender leaves with a dark green/greyish marbling and a bulbeous base.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee23/edinnopolo/IMG_1942....



[Edited on 5-4-2012 by vandenberg]

[Edited on 5-4-2012 by vandenberg]

mcfez - 5-4-2012 at 02:24 PM

looks like a Variegated aloe
Quote:
Originally posted by vandenberg
Can anybody identify this plant? Had an aussie identify it a few years ago, but I lost misplaced the info.
Has long slender leaves with a dark green/greyish marbling and a bulbeous base.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee23/edinnopolo/IMG_1942....



[Edited on 5-4-2012 by vandenberg]

[Edited on 5-4-2012 by vandenberg]

Skipjack Joe - 5-4-2012 at 02:38 PM

I thought it was some sort of bromeliad. But there are over 3000 of them.

It'll be interesting to hear from the experts.

A fascinating (to me) plant. They grow on sheer vertical cliffs in the Andes. Imagine El Cap or Half Dome with clusters of plants. That's how it was. It takes a lot of rainfall, though.

[Edited on 5-4-2012 by Skipjack Joe]

vandenberg - 5-4-2012 at 03:29 PM

Found the old info.

Got on a university botanical website and posted the question with a photo.
Believe it or not, got a reply from a nursery guy in Australia.
Plant name is:
Ledebouria Sociales
or
Scilla Violacea.
It's usually sold as Ledebouria or Bluebell.

Bob H - 5-5-2012 at 08:57 AM

It is actually spelled Ledebouria Socialis and here it is

http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week197.shtml