Hi, We just had 3 weeks of really cold weather with day temperatures not above -8 degree C and night Temperatures up to - 17 degree C without snow cover. My Iris unguiularis ssp cretensis did not show any sign of damage now 1 week after warmer weathter did arrive. Even Helleborus species did freeze down to the ground loosing all leaves. This all is in Germany near Bonn. I thinkI. Unguicularis is totaly hardy specially in the ssp cretensis (which naturaly occure up to 1500m in the Greek Mainland. Michael -- J. Mäsgen M. Neumann Bendenweg 24 53347 Alfter Germany Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/