In my nursery, Fritillaria caucasica seems to be the frit of choice for herbivores -- it will be reduced to stubs, whereas neighboring plants will be untouched. I have always assumed rabbits were the culprit, but perhaps not.... Russell At 12:20 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote: >For the past two years my bulb collection has been ravaged by an >animal that crops off the flowering stems of Fritillaria, >Ornithogalum, Calochortus, and a few other genera, resulting in a >loss of seed crops, not to mention extreme anger and frustration on >the part of the gardener. Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106 http://www.odysseybulbs.com/