I would replant immediately and thin out when dormant . Ian Young recently commented in his bulb log about thinning out crocus to keep them flowering http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=bulb Rimmer Sent from my wireless phone On Mar 9, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Kathleen Sayce <ksayce@willapabay.org> wrote: > Rimmer's comment on crocus reminded me that yesterday I was digging up what I thought was a mass of Ornithgalum with a few crocus, and to my surprise, it was a mixed mass of mostly Crocus with a few Ornithogalum. There were many small crocus bulbs in there. > This particular area has not been very floriferous for some time, which is probably why I forgot there were crocus in this spot. > > Should I sort out the bulbs, replant the larger ones and do something else with the rest? Or are there crocus lines that stop flowering, and so should be removed? > > Curious in the garden, > > Kathleen > > Kathleen Sayce > PNW Coast, WHZ 8, dryish cool summers & mild wet winters > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/