<x-flowed>I once planted several hundred Crocus tommasinianus corms where the previous fall a like number of C. vernus hybrids had been planted and promptly devoured. The tommies went virtually unscathed, that year and for several thereafter (until they fell victim to a building project). Coincidence? Perhaps. Elsewhere in this same garden (Fernwood Botanic Garden, to be specific), substantial colonies of C. tommasinianus and C. kotschyanus have persisted for decades. Russell At 03:54 PM 7/18/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Tony Goode wrote, > >>In situations where rodent predation makes successful crocus >>cultivation marginal Crocus tommasinianus would be the most likely >>survivor owing to its propensity to increase by seed and cormlet >>production. It may be that enough survive predation to maintain the >>population despite rodent activity. > >Russell Stafford >Odyssey Bulbs >8984 Meadow Lane, Berrien Springs, Michigan >269-471-4642 >http://www.odysseybulbs.com/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php </x-flowed>