> From: "Russell Stafford, Odyssey Bulbs" <odysseybulbs@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Roscoea cautleyoides > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <E1IPK8d-0000KL-2P@elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Have you tried Roscoea purpurea, Mark? It's later blooming and > doesn't have as many cosmetic issues at this season. I'll try to > take a photo of a couple of the cultivars currently in growth here -- > one in particular has quite striking leafage, as well as attractive flowers. No, I haven't tried that species, but it sounds as if I should! Mark McDonough Massachusetts, near the New Hampshire border, USDA Zone 5 antennaria@charter.net