piabaDoug Westfall piabinha@yahoo.com1111 Claiborne Dr. Long Beach, CA > hi everybody, > > you recall that i had asked how to tell the diff. > between these 2 species as the plant i received as > capensis looks nothing like the pics in the wiki or > elsewhere. based on the emails i got back, i was > inclined to believe i grow only bracteata. however, > the plant i have received as capensis seems to have > much more ruffled, wavier leaves, so i think i'll > leave the tags as they are. what doesn't match is the > fact that it is not deciduous, and leaves are green > (not that dull capensis color), broad and not skinny. > > > my bracteata looks exactly like this one: > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… > .jpg > > the one i have labeled as capensis has a bit wavier > leaves. > > tsuh yang That is bracteata! There is some variation among leaves. Check both the PBS wiki and the IBS web site. Doug