I can confirm that in my experience the colour of the collar or neck of the bulb is a very good indication of the likely flower colour provided the bulb gets some light. If the neck is underground it can become blanched and mostly white. Bright green necks mean a flower with no red in it. Tinges of pink or red pigment indicate the flower will be pink or rose in colour. That is the experience I have had with dozens of bulbs grown from seed. Regards Don Hannon wrote: > Thanks for that insight, Pieter. It seems a number of plants that have > yellow or white flower morphs also have foliage that lacks characteristic > red tinge or markings. I've seen some euphorbias like this. > > Someone did mention to me once that white and/or yellow V. capensis has been > seen. Maybe it was Ernst van Jaarsveld. Any intrepid collector (like Ernst) > would have gathered it if at all possible, maybe it was an inaccessible > plant or was lost in cultivation. Something to dream of! > > Dylan > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >