Alberto, Peter Henry Oberwetter was a German immigrant who came to Austin, Tx about 1870 till 1915. He collected native bulbs and shipped them to collectors and nurserymen outside Texas. In turn he received such bulbs as Rhodophiala bifida in return. The local Central Texas view is that the Rhodophiala came from Argentina. Now, Rhodophiala b. can be seen in gardens all over Central Texas, and is noted for marking the site of former habitations. For years people believed they were a "sterile triploid" because they did not set seed, but as soon as folks were able to obtain the pink flowered forms, nearby red bifida began to set seed. This happened in my garden after I set out bulbs grown from seed from Osmin Balluosa (hope this spelling is correct) in the early 2000's. There are various references to Peter Oberwetter that can be googled up, but probably in order to delve deeper into this history a person would have to consult materials in the Barker History Collection at the University of Texas, in Austin. The old-fashioned vernacular name for these Rhodophiala is "Schoolhouse Lilies" because they bloomed at the time of the typical first fall rains, about Sept. 10-15th, just about the time that school began. I think they were also referred to at some point as Amaryllis advena. -Cynthia Mueller Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 24, 2013, at 11:48 AM, "Alberto" <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> wrote: > > "and Austin had Peter Oberwetter" > > ???????????? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/