Ben Zonneveld mentioned something which might be the answer to a question which has long puzzled me. He mentioned a triploid Sternbergia lutea. I've never known Sternbergia lutea to set seed. I have long suspected that the Sternbergia lutea of gardens is triploid. And furthermore I have often wondered if it is one of those plants of garden origin which does not correspond exactly to any known wild plant. So here is the question which arises: are there any populations of the broad-leaf form of Sternbergia commonly known as S. lutea which set seed, which correspond to sexually reproducing populations? Did this broad-leaf garden form arise as a hybrid between a narrow leafed form such as the ones often called sicula and some other broad leafed species such as S. clusiana? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/