I would think they could take that easily. The bulbs are completely buried, I take it? Had they bloomed before they were plants in the ground? Jim At 09:42 AM 11/29/2010 -0500, you wrote: > > > > Thanks for the note. When did you plant them? > > > >Late fall of 2009. Lows so far, 13F, minimal ground frost, just a couple >of brief snow events. > >Mark Mazer >Hertford, North Carolina USA >Zone 8 ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344