Paul, to add to Arnold's bit, there is a Libertia coerulescens: clump-forming, rhizomatous, linear, rigid and leathery leaves (30-45cm). Spring flowering, one-two leaves on stem, flowers in umbels on short branched terminus. Pale blue. Chile, takes -5°C From the descriptions of A. ecklonii, the flowers are carried up the stem in a spike-like (panicle) manner. The flowers appear to be a much deeper blue and are born in Summer. The plants seem to be similar in stature. Only listed as frost hardy! South Africa Hope this helps, Jamie V. Cologne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arnold Trachtenberg" <arnold@nj.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 4:33 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Aristea ecklonii v Libertia caerulea > Paul: > > Here goes: > > From Kuitzki "Libertia spreng. > > > > " Small to medium evergreen rhizomatous perennials; leaves several, > lanceolate to linear; flowering stems several branched, branches long or > very short and sometimes clustered; inflorescence spathes short, > pedicels exposed; flowers white or blue; tepals free, subequal or the > outer whorl much smaller; filaments united in a short tube, anthers > erect; style short, dividing above the filament tube into 3 slender > branches extending between the stamens; capsules sometimes indehiscent; > seeds brown and shed immediately or colored and exposed in the open > capsule; x =19. About 10 ssp., Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and > S. America." > > Aristea Aiton > > Found in Sub Saharan Africa including Madagascar. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >