The leaves exposed to the cold temps may not make it, but they will be replaced, and the plant will be fine. The flower buds, though, if they are already formed, will probably not make it, and won't be replaced. If you can cover the plants with a sheet, they may not be affected by the cold.

I intend to try to cover them tonight. I didn't last night because rain was a possibility, and that eliminated covering them. As it was, it didn't rain, but I haven't looked at them yet. It was around 23 when I looked at the temp about a half hour ago. Tonight will be the test though. The last estimate from NOAA was 15 degrees--getting worse all the time.

Temps plummeted to 14 degrees. I covered 4 epimediums that showed bloom stalks with several layers of cloth and they made it. But the hellebores, which were all in bloom, may not have. They and the daffodils were flattened, and though the day warmed up pleasantly, at the end of the day the hellebores still hadn't recovered. Too early to know what they look like today.

I hope not to see another night within 15 degrees of that temperature again until next winter.

I started to write that I had never lost hellebore blooms...then I *did* remember a time when all the open blossoms looked like hot water was poured on them. Good luck.

Also lost a couple of daffodil varieties!