You will find, Gerhard, that many of the plants discussed on Alpine-L are not true alpines, but simply plants of low stature that look "in character" in a rock garden and that subject, of course, is subject to much divergence of opinion. By the way, there are extensive archives that are searchable on Alpine-L, too. Ernie O'Byrne Northwest Garden Nursery 86813 Central Road Eugene, ORegon 97402 USA USDA Z. 7B "Most stern moralists are in the habit of thinking of pleasure as only of the senses, and, when they eschew the pleasures of sense, they do not notice that the pleasures of power, which to men of their temperament are far more attractive, have not been brought within the ban of their ascetic self-denial." -- Bertrand Russell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Gerhard Stickroth Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 12:25 AM To: pbs maillist Subject: [pbs] Hepatica Sender ALLOWED [ Remove ] [ Block ] details Vanquish Anti-Spam Control Panel Hello, <SNIP> By the way Ernie , hepaticas are not alpine plants either. Gerhard Stickroth, Bavaria, Z 6/7 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/565 - Release Date: 12/2/2006