Welcome, There are many hybrids out there, but I believe the tall pink/orange forms are based on Watsonia meriana and the white ones are W. pyramidalis or borbonica. W. meriana bulbifera can be a weed and is the one which makes stem bulbils. The species are well covered on the PBS wiki images page, not so much the various hybrids. Chad Schroter Los Gatos CA -----Original Message----- From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Matt Knowles Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 2:00 PM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: [pbs] Planting depth & Watsonia indentification CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Western Digital. Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know that the content is safe. My first post to the list, so I hope this goes well and I do it right. I've been planting the bulbs I received from the recent BX, and first I want to thank everyone who contributed, and those who dedicated their time organizing and mailing out the contributions. It was doing an Internet search after seeing a photo of Moraea that I first discovered PBS, so I'm tickled to have some Moraea bulbs and seeds to try out. This is my first time planting non-commercial bulbs and I'm not really sure what to do regarding planting depth. I'm guessing that tiny buls that are only a half inch or less need to be pretty close to the surface, but how close? Is there a general rule to go by for bulbs? I spent yesterday reading through the wiki as I was in bed with a cold, but I couldn't find any information for planting depth. Might have been there, but I kept getting distracted by the interesting articles I came across. I'm also hoping some of you can help identify some Watsonia that I have. The original batch that I started with came from my grandmother's garden. For 15 years or so, all we had was the pink ones, and then, two summers ago, some showed up that were white, and even one showed up that was orange. At first glance I thought i was some Crocosmia that had escaped it's allowed boundary, but on closer inspection I realized it was Watsonia. The Watsonia blooms Juy-September, dies back in October, and new growth has already started. They get about 4-5 feet tall and require no maintenance in out wet climate other than cutting the dead growth every year. I've been busy dividing them this fall, and would like to send some bulbs to the list next year, but I would like to identify the species first. Matt Knowles Aesthetic Design & Photography Ferndale, CA http://www.aestheticdesign.com/ 707-786-4643 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…