Mary Sue: There are beautiful Prairie Celestials blooming here and there on the grounds of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. I've never been fortunate enough to have any of my own, but would love to add them to my collection. I didn't take note of the time of day they were in flower. Cynthia W. Mueller >>> msittner@mcn.org 4/13/04 12:36:43 AM >>> Dear All, My guess is that Lee's mystery plant is Nemastylis geminiflora, syn. N. acuta. The only thing that doesn't quite seem right is the books say that the flowers shrivel at midday and Lee's were open much longer. The painting in my "Texas Flowers in Natural Color" looks like this species, also known by its common name, Prairie Celestial. Cynthia, is this a flower you are familiar with? Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php