Jim McKenney said: >>>When I was younger, I used to poke fun at those who called these tiger flowers: after all, tigers are striped, not spotted. Put that down toethnocentricity. Later I learned that the jaguar is sometimes called El Tigre in Spanish, and that was perhaps the source of the botanical name.<<< I do so love Tigridias - they were the first bulbs I planted when I was six or so years old. They are still my favorite to this day. In South Africa we also have a tiger, a "tier" in Afrikaans, except it's not a tiger (from Asia), but a leopard! So, Jim you are quite correct, they are Leopard Lilies (at least to us here in the south...). Regards to all Rogan Roth. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please find our disclaimer at http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- <<<<gwavasig>>>>