The leaves of H. reticulatum are always quite short and tend to lie almost prostrate (whether striped or not). Arnold's flower (I didn't see any foliage in the picture, Jim) looks a lot like hybrids of this species often do. This species is fairly diminutive in stature, and is not easy to grow and flower. The white stripe of striatifolium is always diluted to yellowish-white in F1 hybrids with other species. ----------------------------- Alan W. Meerow, Ph.D., Research Geneticist and Systematist USDA-ARS-SHRS, National Germplasm Repository 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158 USA voice: (305) 254-3635 fax: (305) 969-6410 email: miaam@ars-grin.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Your Hipp. reticulatum > >Alan: > > > >I don't remember who donated the bulbs? How is the real thing > >different from what I have? > > Dear Alan; > I think I sent a few bulbs to the IBS event in LA a few years > ago. They might be from me. I also don't see a lot of difference in > the pic from you and Alan although Alan's came through with a more > blue tinge to the flowers, the pattern of veining and foliage looks > very similar. > > Jim W. > > -- > 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 + > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >