All,

First of all, I know first hand how rough some of those imported bare
rooters can be. Still, I've taken some and rehydrated them overnight with a
little rooting medium in the water, with some success. Seems to give them a
leg up.

Also, last year at Redland I bought a bunch of bare root plants on which the
pbulbs looked pretty good even though the roots were dry as a crisp.
They've grown, thrived and bloomed after rehydration.

Diana