Indeed, Ellen has since remembered a few more species that did well in the snow belt: K. triangularis, K. baurii, K. typhoides, K. stricta. As far as I know, snow is pretty much an unmitigated blessing for perennials over the course of the winter. It can be less so in early spring if there's a lot of melting and freezing, in which case it can become ice and be hard on lower-lying plants and plants that hate wet crowns. But nothing is perfect. Ellen On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:04 PM, <arnold140@verizon.net> wrote: > Beverly: > > The snow will only protect the plant. Ellen grew many of these in the > snow belt of NY. > > Arnold > > > I'm hoping it survives this winter's heavy snows and much colder than > normal temperatures. > > Beverly > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Ellen Hornig 212 Grafton St Shrewsbury MA 01545