Martin Philippo, who has an interesting website on Muscari, is correct when he writes,>The yellow you >mentioned is not a rim but anthers sticking out. They look lovely indeed but >these are not rims as found in many Muscaris. I thought the yellow was just the anthers but because my reference books mentioned a "yellow rim" I thought I must be wrong! In fact my "old" Bellevalia pycnantha are completely blue. I suspect he Dutch bulbs bought as B. pycnantha are either some other species or a hybrid. Martin, do you know if Bellevalia ever hybridizes with Muscari? Best regards, Jane McGary Northwest Oregon, USA