Jim Mc K. No, no, no. It's alive, though tiny-- having come through the winter!. I've never seen it rated hardier than - 10° F. I did include it among blooming items, sorry for the misleading information. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] What's Blooming Oregon--Robin > Adam, are you saying that your Phyllostachys nigra is blooming? Does that > presage a mass die-off of this species in our gardens later this year? > > Jim McKenney > >