On 5 Nov 2011, at 14:22, Ina Crossley wrote: > This has come up in my garden. Have never seen one like it and have no > idea what it is. Any suggestions? > > https://picasaweb.google.com/102349754034616089606… > > The flower is about 1" long, the size shows in relation to the Cyclamen > Persicum around it. It is spring here. At first I thought it might be an aberrant C. persicum flower, but Randall Link's suggestion that it of a romulea made me take a second look. That long, approximately cylindrical foliage is the clue: I too will say that it's a romulea of some sort. The color is extremely handsome, I must say. Watch for a seed capsule to form later on so you can grow more. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada