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Thin green needle like leaves protruding from a large barky bulb below the stem.

Metrosideros Master Identifier says:

Thanks Walter! Another possibility is Ipomoea bolusiana. The plants may be native in Liane’s area. http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/IPOMOEA/Ipomoea_bolusiana/Ipomoea_bolusii/Ipomoea_bolusiana.htm

January 29th, 2015 at 3:08pm
Walter Reeves The Georgia Gardener says:

awesome answer Metrosideros!!

January 29th, 2015 at 2:20pm
Metrosideros Master Identifier says:

Looks like Ipomoea holubii. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53473/

January 28th, 2015 at 5:47am

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