Fritillaria

Poor Thing :(

Oh dear. Mine did better this year. The ones planted last year mostly came, plus the ones planted in 2006 which did not appear last year, so that was a nice surprise. Maybe more of yours will come next year!!

Hmmm... should I resist temptation then, and not dig in the area to see if they rotted away?

Might be worth leaving them for another year. I guess your winter could have frozen them. We had down to -15 C here last winter.

It was quite cold this past winter, but we had a LOT of snow, which is supposed to be good insulation. That was the last spot to melt on the entire property. I'll try to avoid having a look and will cross my fingers that they come up next year. Thanks!

What a shame - I bet you were looking forward to them, too.

I was... my parents have these, and though their garden has been forgotten for several years now, these bulbs still come up.
Not all the bulbs I planted did as well as I had hoped. Only one of the 11 double snowdrops bloomed, but this was more dissappointing. I guess I can't expect everything to grow perfectly, and will hope next year is better.

Snowdrops are notoriously difficult to grow from bulbs, so I have been told. It is better to buy them as plants. I planted about 20 bulbs over the past 2 years and last winter 3 of them appeared in my garden. Most other bulbs do well.

Good to know.. The plants came up but the blooms didn't.. maybe next year. Maybe our winter was a little harsher than they're used to. I've never seen them sold as plants here. Most bulbs aren't sold that way here, except some forced tulips and daffodils.
I won't be discouraged though.. will try new bulbs this fall.