Dear All There is quite a bit of variation in anther color in other populations of Erythroniums in the west. Some have given subspecific status based on this, although understandably this is not accepted by others. Erythronium grandiflorum has three different anther colors, and I am told different colors can be found in the same populations. Erythronium citrinum has yellow/cream anthers, but the var. roderickii has anthers that are usually described as purple, but when I found it in the wild last year they looked sort of rusty to me, but anyway they certainly are dark. All of my notebooks are packed up for moving, so I can't give a more complete answer than this! Although I said previously the anthers of E. multiscapoideum age to pink (they often do), it wouldn't surprise me that there are some that are actually pink. Erythronium californicum also ages to pink, and some flowers in the wild have a very pronouned red reverse to the tepal. So, it probably isn't due to hybridization, but is actually a variation on the basic cream. I will look this spring in the wild to see if I find any others with pink anthers, but I would certainly hang on to that one you have. They offset well, so you have something a little special, Paul. Diana