Thanks to Mary Sue for posting the interesting pictures of the "short" form of Triteleia peduncularis. This species is known to hybridize readily with T. laxa -- was T. laxa also present in the vicinity? Did you check whether the stamens were attached at the same level or at two different levels, by chance? One thing I've noticed about T. peduncularis, which I grow both in the bulb frame and in the open garden, is that the longer a corm remains in the ground, the deeper it plunges, and the larger the inflorescence becomes from year to year. I have one in the frame that grew from a seed that fell between the pots years ago; it must be down at the bottom of the plunge, sitting right on the ground cloth, and typically has a head of flowers at least 15 inches (40 cm) across. Seedlings of it in a large mesh pot, in contrast, flowered for the first time this year at about 1/3 that size, also with smaller individual flowers. Given good culture, they should produce as well as their parent (unless T. laxa got to that parent!). Last fall I bought some bulbs of a European named form of T. laxa, 'Rudy'. They flowered very well this spring in a raised bed and are quite showy, since the purple flowers have strongly marked lighter vertical stripes. 'Rudy' also has rather short stems that stand up well, though I don't know whether this characteristic will persist through the years. I recommend it. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA