Hi Roland! This bulb has been growing here for many years and it has bloomed reliably each year. I do not recall where it came from, but it might have been UC Irvine. Mary Sue has just replied to that it is similar to her C. mackenii hybrids. I'll be glad to send seed if and when I see it. It has not set seedlings to date, and so may indeed be a hybrid. Andrew Hello Andrew Very nice one . Did you buy it or was it in your garden already when you have a spare seed or two later I would be happy to have it for the collection Roland