I went through the Fritillaria pots yesterday and paid close attention to the condition of the bulbs of the western North American frits. Everything looks great! I checked FF. affinis, liliacea, biflora in two forms, striata, purdyi and pudica. Now to see what, if anything, happens during the upcoming months. Will there be more incidences of sudden bulb collapse this year? I might try an experiment this year and store the small pots in zip-lock plastic bags once the medium is dry. The fact that a tiny scrap of Fritillaria purdyi bulb survived well last summer in a zip-lock bag is very encouraging. And that bulb was stored naked, without any medium, just the little scrap of bulb in the bag. While checking the frits, I had to take a peek at the Tecophilaea cyanocrocus: it too looks promising. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where water lilies are blooming and the pergola roses are in full potently fragrant bloom - and daytime highs are topping 90 degrees F. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/