<x-flowed>A couple of days ago I noticed a flower on a plant grown from the '97 Alpine Garden Society seed exchange. It is labelled Habranthus gracilifolius. I checked the photos on the WIKI and my flower didn't match. I decided I'd photograph it the next day and send in the picture. Unfortunately, the next day the flower was gone. Maybe it had been flowering for a few days already when I noticed it. Or do rainlilies only last for one day? I think it is a Zephyranthes instead of a Habranthus, as the flower pointed straight up. It was white with pale pink lines. I've picked apart the soggy flower and think there are 4 stamens. The flower stem to the ovary is 28 cm (11 inches) and at 21 cm (8 inches) there is a thickening with a shrivelled 2.5 cm sheath above it. There are two leaves, one 12 cm and the other 18 cm. They are 2 mm wide. -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php </x-flowed>