No flower pic, gonz? :-(
Boy..... wild collected, huh? If it's a species, it's one I don't know, but it sure says "orlandiana hybrid" to me. There is a hybrid of orlandiana and mexicana that looks about as close to this as anything I can think of. Florida Freckles is orlandiana x fendleri, but the markings are a bit different. It doesn't look anything like Canistrum (or Edmondoa)leopardinum to me, though.

It looks a bit like my Foster's Freckles but its not as highly striated

trolling again mate

G'day to ya Aroid! How are you?

HI aroideana! Glad to see you back.

WOW , I wonder why my reply got deleted !! must be the unusual idiomatic aussie expressions I use . my place is a quagmire , continuos rain , with falls of over 1' in a day has slowed down my efforts to move several tonnes of branches . Gonna have a giant bonfire when things start drying .. brought a heap of this ae.Fosters Freckles to grow here. will have to list it on eBay as an undescribed species may get more that way ;-)

Gonzer , just heard from a friend that Ae. Fosters Freckles is now being called Florida Freckles downunder here !! what is the story ? Is there such a plant ?
See an Ae. Freckles listed on FCBS, supposedly a cultivar of organensis , but it sure looks wrong to me . I know we swapped pictures of this grex , and agreed there are 2 clones , but to give them seperate names . ebay hype imho
btw thats were I saw the name change , and a pup went for big bucks .

Hi All,
Speaking of Foster's 'Freckles' reminded me that it bloomed this summer at the Bot.Gdn's.,and I have some pics taken of it to show.It came from Tropiflora about half grown 2 years ago.Supossedly,a reluctant bloomer.
Bob

FF's on the right of the 3 ahown,[earlier pic]
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OK Bob, I've updated my photos. Your FF is the color of my unidentified plant. Mine though, has prominent raised, diagonal lines that traverse the leaf on the underside. The lines can be seen in the first shot as shadowy outlines. The second photo shows the undulation on the leaf edges. The last pic is of my FF. This form (out here at least) has a reddish hue to the plant even when grown in full sun. The mystery deepens!

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Hi Gonz,
Strange,the underleaf barring and undulation on your plant does not appear on the bbg plant,mine at home,or on the photo in Tropiflora's Cargo Rpt.[Nov.2004-'loading dock'].
One thing I noticed tho,that the 'freckles' seem to stop forming when the plant is moved around,or lighting changes,and the newer leaves revert back to plain light.green. This happened on the bbg plant and mine too.
The 'bars' may be due to the fact some Orlandiana is in the cross,and some plants may have it while others do not.
The description in the CR reads:
"An old hybrid from Mulford Foster back in 1951,crossed
Ae.fendlerii with Ae.orlandiana. Light green leaves form a medium sized upright rossete with abundant spotting of deep brownish-purple and a dark base. Rarely blooms."
[you can see the photo on CR Nov.2004 [back issue]on pg.1 of 'Loading Dock',6th pic down.]
Your 1st & 2nd pics,look like a different plant than pic # 3,the red hued one. The bbg plant was in full sun most of the time,and did not vary in its light green color.
This is a mystery plant,if all the id's are correct,or, at least a variable one.
I know Bihai has/had this plant too,as I got a pup from her when she was on e-bay. Anything you can add Bihai ??
Bob

Bob, I too had the same problem when re-locating FF in the yard. Growth just seemed to stop. My red form (from Birdrock) doesn't give pups and is really slow. Methinks this plant would be a candidate for pot-and-all in ground when planting.