Dear Dennis. Jim McK and all, First, the white dichotoma is gorgeous, but I suspect it is an x norrisii from the larger size of the flower and all its parts and it seems to have a strong/heavier substance to the petals. A pity you lost it. It also reminds me of the x norrisii of old. For Jim McK, I went to the sources and see that it was earlier known mostly in shades of pale to deeper purple, although one source says blue (!). It was Dykes himself who noted their was a 'dull greenish white' form as well as an "reddish lurid purple". Most authors note the white ground color variously spotted and patterned in purple tones with brown smudges and flecks, as Dennis typical picture shows. I admit I haven't seen a lot of true I dichotoma, but I have yet to see any color other than a fairly uniform pale purple. Obviously others may exist, but whether they are in cultivation or not remains unknown to me. Incidentally one source (Kohlein, I think) called this species an annual; i.e. not surviving for a second year. This is definitely not the case here and in the wild. I will definitely be grown more seeds of both I dichotoma and I norrisii and report back in a year. Hold on. Best to all. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +