>Dear Mark; Jamie et all; Hoog and Dix do offer N tripedale (note spelling difference?), but wholesale at E7.70 and not available for the US* makes it difficult to obtain. A Google search brought up a few suppliers outside of the US at fairly steep prices. The H & D description of hybrids isn't very clear either. Does anyone grow them? Jamie's wish for an album is possible if someone in the right place and time does some searching of wild plants. Very possible. Here is a plant that is fairly widely grown and available, but has had NO obvious work done by hybridizers or by selection of cvs. Here's the challenge. There's a nice picture on the Paul Christian site: http://www.rareplants.co.uk/allium/tripeda.php This species is native to Armenia - any Armenian members of this list? Hope this inspires someone to work on this genus. Anyone in the US sell this? Best Jim W. * Jamie, this is a special challenge for you. I bet if you ordered a bunch from H & D you could resell them to members of this group. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 E-fax 419-781-8594 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +