I wouldn't give up hope. They are tough. Tivi produces a succession of flowers so if the earliest get nipped the later ones come through OK. Heavy rains last night and today, coupled with the snow melt have created a memorable 'season of mud'. Some daff foliage got nipped but most other things look like they survived our warmer than average January followed by cold February (-18F is the lowest temp we recorded). 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 Arnold Trachtenberg Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 8:49 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Spring arrives in Chicago Boyce: I saw a bit of a flower on Colchicum szovitsii 'Vardaovit', but then the snow and ice storm came which turned into concrete so I can only wonder.... Arnold _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php