Thanks Alberto That is incredible i am so happy attempts were made. Nature can be surprising, perhaps the small numbers will make a comeback given time i hope. It is a true gift those who donated seeds, they must feel very proud to have been part of such an effort. I admire them... Everyone's comments have been absolutely fascinating ! I'm enjoying this learning experience.......... On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Alberto Castillo <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Steve, back in the early 1990s a reintroduction program was started with > six people from the U. S. and one from France donating seeds. The plants > were raised here and the corms sent to Chile to reintroduce in the wild. As > with so many other attempts it was a failure as the young seedlings were > unable to survive in the wild. A number of other attempts would have > probably been successful once the knack was found but there were too many > plants to look after here over there. The generosity of those people was > fantastic: note that back there T. cyanocrocus was a real rarity and seed > was priced and scarce. >