From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> > > What is that pot of violet purple flowers just to the right > of the Haemanthus and in front of the Gethyllis? > It looks like Lapeirousia oreogena to me - a distinctive plant with those 'flat', radially symmetric flowers with conspicuous white eyes. It is famously pollinated by an extremely long-tongued fly. In these pictures by Ken it is interesting to see how plants are staged for showing: the Lapeirousia is in a grubby commercial square black pot: if such a gem appeared on a show bench here it would have the dignity of a clean clay pot and fresh topdressing of washed chippings (with the grubby pot concealed beneath it!). John Grimshaw Snowdrops at Colesbourne Park 2010 Every Saturday and Sunday from 30 January to 28 February http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ Dr. John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567