JIm Waddick asked about non-white Ornithogalum. The one that springs immediately to mind is O. pyrenaicum, which has pale greenish yellow flowers, with darker green midribs on the segments. It is native in western Europe including southern England, where it is known as Bath Asparagus as the long racemes were harvested in bud for culinary purposes in the area around the town of Bath. It is no great beauty, but a curious and harmless plant to have in the garden. There are similarly coloured Ornithogala in South Africa, one that I'm familiar with being O. secundum from Namaqualand, but it is very insignificant compared with the glorious orange and yellow species Jim mentioned. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 COLESBOURNE PARK OPEN DAYS 2007 Easter Monday 9 April, Arboretum Weekend 15-16 September Gates open 1pm, last entry 4 pm website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> > Are there any hardy hybrid Ornithogalum ythat are any color > other than same-old-white? >