When I gardened in southern New Mexico the tulips often bloomed at soil level. Never figured out if it was a lack of sufficient chilling or the very high sunlight levels that kept the stems from elongating. Boyce Tankersley Director of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 tel: 847-835-6841 fax: 847-835-1635 email: btankers@chicagobotanic.org -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of C.J. Teevan Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 1:48 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Stem-less Spring Bulbs Would anyone be able to explain why suddenly a crop of spring Tulips would appear without stems, or with short stems? I have a friend in the UK, where the spring bulbs are now beginning to bloom. In the southern regions, the winter was unusually wet and warm this year; temperatures didn't drop below 40 degrees all season long. In prior years, this person had no trouble, but it was colder and dryer. I can see blasting and I can see totally blind results, but I don't understand why they would bloom but have no stems. These were a fresh crop planted last autumn, just like every year. --------------------------------- It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php