Ellen wrote >This discussion reminds me that I have plants of an incredibly tiny >roscoea, from seed collected in China by Jurasek, I believe (i'm >away from the nursery this week and can't check). I think it came >labeled as R. tibetica, but it's much smaller - from memory, the >plants are maybe 5cm tall, nd the flowers mabe 1.5-2cm across, with >petals flared out sideways. Most are pure white; a few are >red-purple. Does this ring a bell with anyone? It's on my to-do >list to try to key it out, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Diana Reeck of Collectors Nursery brought back a number of Roscoea species from China, including some tiny ones. I recall both white and deep pink/purple ones. I'm not sure whether she's managed to identify all of them firmly, but you might write to her: dianar@collectorsnursery.com Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA