Jim, I used to have one growing which was a Bulbine, looked like the one on Goggle, succulent sort of plant, I am still weeding the seedlings out, removed the plants several years ago. I don't know if it had any connection to theones in the shop of course. Ina On 9/06/2013 4:56 p.m., James Waddick wrote: > Dear Friends, > > At a semi-local nursery- Topeka, KS - I saw pots of Bulbine Athena compact orange and Athena compact Yellow. I thought most Bulbine were from S. Africa, but these had no info on species or origins. > > Very cute. Does any one know more about these Athena series? > > I did a bit of goggling and there may also be a white form, but this may another species. > > They are not hardy in my Zone 5, alas, so I did not purchase any, but I am curious. > > Thanks Jim W. > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand zone 10a