Dear Friends, Recent discussions have given me license to speculate. Given that there are ample Galanthus with yellow replacing the green markings on the tips, inner petal marks and beyond AND given that there are nearly all green flowered Galanthus, it seems a short leap to an all yellow Galanthus down the line. We have heard rumors of pink and even 'apricot' colored- maybe 'tinted' is a better word - flowers. Consider the heritage of Galanthus. I believe that among its closer relatives are Leucojum (which offers no new color range), but also Acis and the wider Scilla. Here you might encounter pink and blue both in the wild and in cultivars. So are these hues just a mutation away? It depends. One can wonder about inter-generic hybrids of course, but unlikely, I think. Has anyone tried? One can speculate about pigment synthesis pathways if you have a biochemical bent - even genetic engineering. I even wonder about how many modern Galanthus cultivars are the result of a planned hybridization program involving hand pollination of select varieties and how much is due to random proximity of possible parents. Surely superior plants can be hand pollinated and progeny selected for improved color forms. If we have yellow and pink flowers, can orange be far behind? Then red? Have we just begun a 'brave new world' of Galanthus in a rainbow of colors? And can any improve on the purity of snow white drops in spring? Speculatively yours Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +