Not too long ago, a message on one of the plant lists to which I belong identified Sternbergia lutea as Crocus sternbergia lutea. I thought Sternbergia is an Amaryllid and not an Iridaceae. Was that message leading me astray, or has Sternbergia really changed its information? Marguerite English - Gardening with bulbs and perennials at 3500 feet in the mountains of southern California.