There are some stunning Babianas about in the wild in South Africa. I am a bulb scientist and was at the 'VII international symposium on floower bulbs' in Cape Town in 2000. An expert took us to see hundreds of bulb species in flower on a 4 day trip. We saw maroon babianas and a range of blue to purple ones, some of which had not yet been given an official scientific name. A magic trip! I want to go again.......... now! Darren >From: "Myke Ashley-Cooper" <myke@new.co.za> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: Re: [pbs] Babiana villosa >Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:38:43 +0200 > >I guess I will have to climb through some barbed wire fencing to access a >whole lot of seed then! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alberto Castillo > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 8:47 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Babiana villosa > > > > > > >From: "Myke Ashley-Cooper" <myke@new.co.za> > >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > >To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > >Subject: [pbs] Babiana villosa > >Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:48:29 +0200 > > > >At the east end of the village that I live in, Tulbagh, South Africa, >there > >is a stunning endemic maroon Babiana villosa which apparently only >grows in > >this tiny area. Must I wait until the seeds are fully ripened before > >harvesting them or can they be picked green? > > > > Dear Myke: > Will there be enough seed for the thousand members of > PBS?!!!! > > > Regards > Alberto > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Amor: busca tu ½ naranja http://latam.msn.com/amor/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php