This is because the plant is a corm and not a bulb! Unlike true bulbs, corms do not form the flowers within the corm during dormancy- the flower buds develop on the growth shoots. Peter (UK) On 20 February 2014 00:23, Gastil Gastil-Buhl <gastil.buhl@gmail.com> wrote: > > See this reference's abstract: > http://www.actahort.org/books/650/650_2.htm > > The abstract says more cold is required to initiate bloom than to form the > blooms in the corms. > >