In a message dated 06-Aug-02 4:57:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time, marque219@yahoo.com writes: I'm delighted with the plant's flowers, a dark pink with nicely contrasting blue tips That's a good description of L. sprengeri. This, if the correct form, is a fertile 2n species and worth working with to get something different. The flowers (and plant) are, overall, smaller than the rather similar (although not as brightly colored) ancient natural 3n hybrid, L. squamigera. Dave Karnstedt Silverton, ORegon 97381-0237