Welcome Debra: I envy your climate for tuberous Begonias, here in southern California and inland they are pretty touchy. cheer Harold At 01:28 PM 5/31/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Since I am new I thought that I would introduce myself. After reading some >of the digests I feel a little in over my head, but hope that you will >welcome a neophyte. >I live just north of Seattle, zone 8. My special interests include >tuberous begonias and hippeastrum. I also have one iris in bloom out front >that someone gave me what I think is a wild Pacific coast iris. I just >love it. It's like a pure flower without all of the heavy hybridizing. Of >course I love the big showy flowers on my tuberous begonias and don't get >me started on the hippeastrum! >I really enjoy propagation and seed starting. I also have quite a number >of fuchsia including many hardies. >Thank you, >Debra Burgess >Lake Stevens, WA > > > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php