Ernie - if the basal plate is undamaged, with sound parts of scales still attached, then you will probably get some sort of regeneration. I would clean up the bulbs, cutting down into healthy tissue, dust with a fungicide and repot in sandy mix. Keep on the dry side until you see new growth developing, then water as normal for that species (it sounds as if they're N. sarniensis, a winter-growing species, in which case they may not shoot again until next autumn). John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Spring open days 2006 Mothering Sunday 26 March Easter weekend 15-16-17 April May Day Bank Holiday Plant Sale 1 May Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernie O'Byrne" <eob@peak.org> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 6:25 AM Subject: [pbs] Nerine casualties > We stupidly left a fairly large number of nerine selections outside during a > recent dip to 16 degrees F., protected only by a piece of 1/4" foam frost > cloth, and most were mush, but some have a large part of the bulb and the > bottom plate intact, although the leaves and top part of the bulb have been > damaged to the