They are very much alive -- and breaking ground. We grow and handle bulbs in small quantities and so are able to give close attention to the trickier ones. Some of the A. ursinum that are currently sprouting are the remainder of what we stored and shipped last year. They were in storage for 2 to 4 weeks longer than the ones we shipped -- and are in perfect health. Russell At 11:22 AM 4/4/2010, you wrote: >Are they alive >look out most bulbs sold dry are to much dried in or have hartrot >Roland Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106 http://www.odysseybulbs.com/