Jim: You can see our photos of Titanotrichium that we took in the wild in Taiwan in 2008 at http://www.plantdelights.com/Tony1/taiwan_p11.php Our plant from that expedition is flowering in the garden now. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim McKenney Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 5:20 PM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Subject: [pbs] Titanotrichum; was RE: perennial bulbs Fierycloud, Taiwan, do you know and grow the gesneriad Titanotrichum oldlhammii which is native to Taiwan? If so, can you tell us about it. Jim McKenney