For many years now I have been gathering excess unknown bulbs and planting them in a large pot. Remembering reading the huge number of different species of bulbs that existed in Nieuwoudtville if you dug up (I can't remember how many meters) I purchased some very large deep plastic pots and planted a lot of bulbs in them. This resulted in a long season of flowering in those pots with new species in flower when others were finished. I suppose some people might consider it a bit messy, but I found I could focus on what was in flower at the moment and screen out the rest. Bulbs multiply as we know and eventually I have to repot. I now have a lot of these unnamed bulbs and feel I have enough community pots. These are winter growers, most of them South African or California natives, so probably not hardy in a lot of areas. Many I am sure are flowering size and others could flower next year if not this year. Most of them are probably easily obtained and I won't be able to tell you their original source. If you like surprises and trying to identify unknown flowers that appear or are interested in starting a community pot of your own, email me at mailto:msittner@mcn.org and I'll send you some. Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…