Hi all, Today I had to take my monthly drive to the doctors in Beaumont Texas. I spied a couple of blooms along the road and of course I did not have my camera. So I had to grab my camera after I got back home and hit the road. The first flowers I saw were something not many here would care about it, since it is not a bulb but it was pretty non the less. Cardinal flower. First time for me to see it blooming along the road. The next thing I saw I posted a pic of it on flickr. It was a bulb blooming, though the wind was blowing a gale. I had a hard time getting a pic that was not all blurry. I was hoping someone could confirm my tentative ID for it. I am thinking it is Crinum americanum. A link to the pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oothal/3972604665/ Also if anyone would like to take a look at this a pic of my Liatris I have growing. This pic shows a Liatris with normal blooms and a Liatris with rather not normal blooms. http://flickr.com/photos/oothal/… A close up pic of the Liatris with not normal blooms. http://flickr.com/photos/oothal/… Anyone able to venture a guess if this is just a genetic defect or something else? Thanks all Justin Woodville, TX 8b/9a _________________________________________________________________ Microsoft brings you a new way to search the web. Try Bing™ now http://bing.com/?form=MFEHPG&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEX… bing_1x1