Hi all, The Texas Rhodophiala bifida is very hardy, even up here in the wet Midwest. I would like to try breeding some other colors than oxblood red and select for hardiness here in Indiana. Mind you, I like the oxblood color very much! I just want more colors, in addition. Are there any other Rhodophiala that are likely to be fairly hardy in a cold, wet, winter? Where can I get a few bulbs or seeds of such? I will buy or trade. If you have some possible bulbs or seeds for my purposes, please contact me privately at <jshields104@insightbb.com> <mailto:jshields104@insightbb.com> Regards, Jim Shields in central Indiana (USA) At 11:59 AM 3/21/03 +0000, you wrote: >Dear Bill et al: > Yes you understand well. It seems this triploid plant > capable of ofsetting was the one sent originally to Texas and from which > all other stock was derived. Hence it is a single clone, self incompatible. >Best regards >Alberto > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Charla con tus amigos en línea mediante MSN Messenger: >http://messenger.yupimsn.com/ > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. +1-317-896-3925 Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP