If this is the same hybrid I lusted after until I found it, it's called Lachenalia 'Rupert'. I never knew what its lineage was. To me it looked like a bluish purple version of L. bulbifera. It was available in Europe first, but I've noticed that more mail order nurseries are starting to carry it here in the U.S. as well. For example, I know that Brent & Becky's has carried it for a couple of years. It's pretty amazing looking, especially if you're not a species purist. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a Alex Rigg wrote: > 4. Lovely Lachenalia hybrid > > I just saw a plant which, I was told, was a hybrid of Lachenalis aloides v. quadricolor > > (or L. orchidioides) and L. viridiflora which had large purple/blue flowers, short > > stamens (nonexserted). > > If anyone is interested in hybridizing, they might want to try this hybrid. The plant > > wasn't for sale. I already asked. > > Alex > >