Hi Jane: Thanks for the response. It is going on my wish list for next year's bulb orders. Boyce Tankersley btankers@chicagobotanic.org -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Jane McGary Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 11:17 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [POSSIBLE SPAM ] - RE: [pbs] Fall Blooming Crocus - Email found in subject Boyce Tankersley at the Chicago Botanic Garden wrote:///wrote/: >Do you think Crocus niveus would survive in the Chicago region, blooming >as late as it does? We got our first killing frost in late September, then >had a couple of nice weeks of Indian summer. Weather since then has been >on the cool side but no real dips into the lower 20's yet. There's really no way to predict from experience on the Pacific coast how a given bulb will behave in the upper Midwest. The best way to find out is to plant some and see what happens over a period of 3 or 4 years. I can, however, attest that the flowers of this species recover without apparent harm after frosty nights, since we've had frosts most nights the past 10 days here, and it's in flower in the rock garden, looking good. It increases rapidly in the bulb frame and I should have plenty available next summer. As Mary Sue mentioned, it's also one of the easier species to grow from seed. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php