I don't know if any of you cut "ismene" scapes and bring them into the house, but they are wonderful as a cut flower. Great bouquets of them would be suitable for a coronation, in case you are planning one. Dell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of bulborum botanicum Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 5:36 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Ismene 'Sulfur Queen' I found Sulphur queen always a beautiful name but often With deformed flowers A friend growed every year lots and wanted to stop every time just because he did not like them because the deformed flowers but they where sold for good money and you have to live this is not the only bad flower which is still in culture just because of the money Roland 2010/7/2 J.E. Shields <jshields@indy.net> > I think they have brought back Ismene, after submerging it into > Hymenocallis for some years. As with all things botanical, one can still > use the name one prefers. > > Jim Shields > > > -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com