Hi Mary Sue, Thanks for sharing! Scoliopus was one of those plants that I looked for while I lived in Oregon, but was never able to locate one. I had also wanted to work it into the collections at the Oregon Garden, but was 'downsized' before that could happen. How do you think it would fair in a woodland in Palo Alto? I've got a good humus soil that comes fairly close to a coastal situation. Anybody have one in the area? Merrill Palo Alto, CA zone 9/10 where the Watsonia borbonica are blooming and I picked up some Wachendorfia thyrsiflora yesterday to try... -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:02 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] Scoliopus Hi, Gerhard Stickroth sent me a picture of Scoliopus bigelovii blooming in Germany grown by friend Josef Mayr who has given permission to add it to the wiki. I was quite amazed to see all these flowers together since in the wild it is tucked into corners here and there in the shady forest so I've never seen a photo opportunity where you could capture so many flowers at once. Also since this plant usually grows in the shade, the lack of light and shadows make good pictures a challenge. Josef is growing his plants in full sun in a former pond where he has changed the soil. I always find it fascinating to learn about the different ways people grow plants successfully. I don't know how cold it is where he lives, but he has found a system that works. Read about it and see the picture below. I guess I need to give my plants more nutrients and more light besides the new regimen of additional summer water. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php