Hi Marcia ... best not to cut those stems back, they are very unlikely to produce any new shoots this year. These ghostly white stems will green up and go on to flower pretty much as normal.

Terry

Thanks, Terry!

Marcia, the same thing has happened to me last year, so yeah, I speak from experience :)

Did you split the clump last fall, then?

These had been bulbs that I had needed to remove from a particular location and had simply thrown them into a pot to hold over for the winter ... I now know better than to keep them in the coldroom where they sprout too dang early.

Thanks, Terry. The shoots are greening up already. I'll either split the clump this fall or try to unpot the whole thing and plant it in the veg. garden.

I often think with envy of Sharon's pump house where she's able to store so many things. It stays above freezing all winter, but not too warm where things might sprout too early.