Interesting. I see how you have to do one or the other. Somehow, I don't have strong feelings on that choice, since it doesn't bother me when a genus includes wildly varying plant forms. I suppose it ought not to, given that my favorite cultivated genus is Oxalis. Robert Parks in warm sunny San Francisco On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM Tony Avent via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > None...sorry, but strongly disagree about the merger of Agave, Polianthes, > Manfreda, and Prochynanthes. Our blog explaining why is at > > https://juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/re-arranging… > > Tony Avent > Proprietor > tony@plantdelights.com > Juniper Level Botanic Garden and Plant Delights Nursery > Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 > 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA > USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F > "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World’s Flora” > > Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and > native perennial plants. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Pia > Binha via pbs > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:49 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Pia Binha <piabinha@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Polianthes new cultivars > > Polianthes tuberosa is now Agave amica. > > ======= > tsuh yang > > > On Feb 27, 2025, at 12:21 PM, Dennis Kramb via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > I just found out that a company called Dutch Grown is introducing 3 > > new Polianthes tuberosa hybrids that I think were developed by > > National Chiayi University's breeding program in Taiwan. They're also > offering "The Pearl". > > > > https://dutchgrown.com/collections/… > > > > The banner at the top of the site gives a discount code for pre-ordering. > > I'm not sure how long that promotion (or their inventory) will last. > > But shipping is supposed to begin next month. > > > > I pre-ordered the "Cherry" variety and I'm feeling pretty smug right > > now because I endured YEARS of frustration trying to acquire "Yellow > > Baby" and "Pink Sapphire" when they first hit the market. > > > > I hope the photos are accurate with the flower color. > > > > Cheers! > > Dennis in Cincinnati > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum > > https://… > > cent > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…