On of the pleasures of this list is craving the weeds of others. While not really a weed, the first of hundreds of seedlings of Colchicum szovitsii 'Tivi' from Janis Ruksans came into flower this spring. They appear to be true to the parental form. The parent bulb boasted dozens of pure white flowers for over a month this spring that were unfazed by extreme high temperatures followed by low temperatures followed by droughty conditions followed by hail (spring in the Midwest :). The seedlings only had 1 flower, but they also came through the rough weather. Boyce Tankersley btankers@chicagobotanic.org Home garden in Lake County, Illinois. USDA zone 5 on black fine textured soils. -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of blweintraub1@earthlink.net Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 6:45 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Ipheion I haven't seen any Ipheion growing in northern New Mexican gardens, and the scuttlebut is that it would be at best. The worst "weed" in my garden at the moment is Penstemon palmeri. I bet most of you can't even grow it to flowering size. Isn't geography fun? - Barbara Weintraub Santa Fe, New Mexico 6700 ft. at my front door _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php