Jim: I always heard the Rhodophiala 'Hill Country Red' was a triploid, but when we grow it beside wild collected seedlings, it becomes fertile. That leads me to believe that it is not a triploid, but I haven't had that confirmed. 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 J.E. Shields Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 11:10 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Rhodophiala bifida name - cross posting Tony, I assume the cv. 'Hill Country Red' is the triploid form. Are any of the other clones or groups you showed also triploid? Regards, Jim Shields At 08:39 AM 12/9/2011 -0500, you wrote: >John: > >We will publish it in our catalog, and hope to also do a write-up in >one of the bulb journals as well. >Here is a link to a gallery of Rhodophiala bifida images for comparison. >http://gallery.plantdelights.com/Rhodophiala/ > > >Tony Avent >Plant Delights Nursery @ >.... ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W