John Wickham asked >I've seen several selections of white flowered Triteleia and am now >a little confused. Are T. 'Silver Queen', T. 'White Queen', and T. >'White Sweep' the same or are they different. If they are different, then how? Note correction of typo in original subject line. I looked at the photos available via Google, and what I deduced from them and my knowledge of the companies offering them is that 'Silver Queen' and 'White Sweep' are different, and 'White Queen' is a name that appears only in the online catalog of a less than reliable supplier. They are said to be white or whitish selections from the normally blue-lavender Triteleia laxa, which is also offered in other named forms, the oldest being 'Queen Fabiola', so 'Silver Queen' is probably a sport of that. Both the names and the photos suggest that 'White Sweep' is brighter white, but bulb catalogs typically Photoshop the colors, so who knows? Anyway, they are cheap, so investing in a small bag of them would be worthwhile. A species that has nearly all white flowers in the typical form is Triteleia peduncularis, which is very well worth growing and hardy to at least 15 degrees F. I sent some seed to the BX recently. Another white-flowered themid is Triteleia hyacinthina, which I think is the best for use in the border because of its large, dense inflorescence, somewhat resembling an Allium. Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA