On Apr 23, 2005, at 10:38 AM, Dennis Kramb wrote: > > Wow! And to think I was nervous about sending an email to the PBS > forum about a plant distinctly NOT of pacific-rim origin. LOL. It > seems M. virginica is a bit of a hit amongst other fellow PBSers. > > Don't ever worry about sending comments or questions about anything plant-related to this forum. I think members of this group grow just about everything that can be grown. And you won't get kicked off or chastised... (...much. Right, Mary Sue?) We just concentrate for the most part on geophytes. In any case, I *am* on the Pacific Rim and I don't think Manfredas are native here, yet I grow quite a few different species from Texas and Mexico, most of them obtained from Yucca Do Nursery in Texas over the years. And I know of a couple more people living here who want to grow them and have come by to see mine. Several of mine have sent up really tall scapes and will bloom in the next couple of weeks. The scapes are from 4 to 6 feet tall right now. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 9-10