Hello, i am new to this list, so i will introduce myself first. My name is Christian Dietz, i am 35 years old and live in the middle of Germany. My main interest in plants is in carnivorous plants, especially the genus Drosera, Sarracenia, Utricularia and Genlisea. I am growing this kind of plants for about 20 years now. In the last years i started to travel quite a lot to see some of the plants i cultivate for years in their natural habitats. I have travelled to the US, Brazil, Western Australia and three times to South Africa in order to see those plants. While looking for Drosera in South Africa we came across a large population of Geissorhiza radians close to Darling. I was totally amazed by the flower of this plant and wanted to grow it since. During internet researches i came across many more interesting bulbs and got fascinated from them. Soon after i found some sources for seeds and bulbs and i am now growing about 20 different species. A small, but steadily growing collection :) The reason, why i write to the list is, that i would like to ask you for some help identifying one of the plants i have. A few years ago i have sown seeds of Geissorhiza splendidissima. This year, a different flower and plant in this pot came up. I think, it is an Ixia species (i have never sown seeds or cultivated an Ixia species before). I tried to identify it with my literature, but i am totally unsure about the species. It would be great, if anyone could help me with this! You can see pictures of the plant here: http://temp.utricularia.de/001.jpg http://temp.utricularia.de/002.jpg http://temp.utricularia.de/003.jpg http://temp.utricularia.de/004.jpg http://temp.utricularia.de/005.jpg http://temp.utricularia.de/006.jpg http://temp.utricularia.de/007.jpg Thanks, Christian
