In other groups (I grew up around botanists), LBJ-Little Brown Jobbie, DYC-Damned Yellow Composite (now DYA for Asteraceae), and the Eastern and Western Flapwing (nondescript birds between the size of an LBJ and crow or small raptor). There was a lot of describing plants by family (Turnip for some reason for Brassicaceae, Daisy, Scroph, Cucumber). Here the predominant landscape flowers are invasive Oxalis and Aeonium (both putting out lovely yellow displays). In the garden, a number of tree daisies are coming into bloom (Rojasianthe superba and Roldana (Senecio) petasitis), along with any number of Cape composites. Besides all the Oxalis putting on lots of little shows, Pelargonium incrassatum is showing its ridiculous magenta pink flowers, Leucocoryne is still going strong (garden center bulbs, but still wow!). Lachenalia is in a lull at the moment, with just a few, before the current crop of spikes open. Tropaeolum brachyceras took off and tangled in the Bomareas and is making its miniature show, and one of the Bomareas is in bud. Off in the corner is the unlikely blood red of Geissorhiza. In the back, Ranunculus. On Sat, Mar 27, 2021 at 12:40 PM R Hansen via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Per Jane's description of reproduction of Erythronium multiscapideum and E. > hendersonii, I get few if any offsets with either one. Fortunately I've > been > able to get seed from Alplains and am determined to build a quantity of E. > hendersonii. > E. tuo, as I call it, has very shiny medium green leaves that are quite > showy but of course, not like its hybrid 'Pagoda' whose flowers are a > larger > softer, creamy yellow with brown-patterned leaves. Both do well for me. > > And thanks for the lesson on tuolumnense! Pronouncing this one drives me > bonkers so in desperation I often refer to it by the abbreviated 'tuo', but > I know it's naughty of me to do that. Although no worse than when out > hiking, and someone pops out with "oh, there's a LBB" as in little brown > bird...or LYC for little yellow composite of which there are too many to > count... > > Gorgeous day here. Back to work! > > Robin Hansen > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>