On 11-Mar-13, at 1:40 PM, Rodger Whitlock wrote: > This spring, my crocus flowers have been eaten by some unknown > critter. The > flower buds are nibbled down to next to nothing, but the foliage is > intact. > Other flowers affected include Cyclamen coum, where the entire > flower and calyx > are neatly nipped off, Deer have eaten some of my crocus flowers. I made the mistake of putting pots of them on a nose high stand beside my front door. They were meant to appeal to visitors, but not those particular ones. Cyclamen in some areas of the garden are now just bare stems sticking up, and Iris lazica has lost all its flowers. One good thing, though. The deer love leaves of Spanish bluebells. I spend a long time every year digging out hundreds of them. There are still a few thousand yet to dig, but having their leaves regularly munched might slow them down a bit. Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada cool mediterranean climate moderate dry summers, moderate rainy winters 68 cm rain (27 in)