Manfreda maculosa Hondo Robusto Spillers only makes one wonder about

only makes one wonder about the real story behind 'Lederhosen'

revealing the glossy purple interior and two "cobra eyes

or in a bog

And who says mothball-sniffing herbarium taxonomists don't have a sense of humor

Bletilla striata 'White Pearl' is a 2016 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction that we selected from the variable seed-grown commercial Bletilla striata 'Alba'

Manfreda maculosa Hondo Robusto Spillers only makes one wonder aboutWe are very excited to offer this seed grown strain of Manfreda maculosa from a very robust population northwest of Hondo, Texas (just west of San Antonio). These giants were discovered by our friends at Yucca Do, who noticed that in addition to the superb spotting, the rosettes were 50 100% larger than normal. For us, each rosette reaches nearly 1' tall x 2' wide in good garden soil. The grey green, deeply channeled leaves are heavily speckled