Tony: to be valid, a description must be published with this cultivar name, distinguishing it from the generality of the species and other selections. Does such a description exist? Apart from the legalities of the nomenclatural process it would be good to have the reference to check out stocks. I suspect I have 'Hill Country Red' but I'd like to make sure. John Grimshaw Visit John Grimshaw's Garden Diary http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ Dr. John M. Grimshaw Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Tel. 01242 870567 Snowdrops at Colesbourne Park 2012 Every Saturday and Sunday in February and 3-4 March from 1pm Guided group tours on weekdays by appointment. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Avent" <Tony@plantdelights.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>; <IBSMEMBERS@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 9:58 PM Subject: [pbs] Rhodophiala bifida name - cross posting > Hi Bulb Folks: > > As more and more clones and seedlings of Rhodophiala bifida enter the > trade, we felt it important to go ahead and assign a cultivar name to the > old Texas clone that is now sold around the world. We formed a small > group of mostly commercial bulb enthusiasts (with Texas well represented) > to first take name suggestions and then vote on a name. The results are > in, and the cultivar name for the Texas clone is 'Hill Country Red'. This > clone was originally brought into the US in the 1800's by German immigrant > 'Peter Oberwetter' and grown in his garden in the Texas Hill Country. > Because this clone is such a prolific multiplier and is virtually self > sterile, it has been passed along for over a century, and is currently > sold worldwide. We hope this will help to avoid future confusion as more > material enters the market. > > Our working group who I'd like to thank included Scott Ogden (TX), Greg > Grant (TX), Steve Lowe (TX), Patty Allen (TX), Scott Kunst (MI), Chris > Weisenger (TX), Carl Schoenfeld/Wade Roitsch TX), Brent and Becky Heath > (VA) > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/