Lachenalia

Douglas Westfall eagle85@flash.net
Mon, 03 Mar 2003 10:45:52 PST
J.E. ShieldsDoug Westfall jshields104@insightbb.com1111 Claiborne Dr. Long
Beach, CA
 
> I realize they are not ever going to be "hardy" where I live (Indiana), but
> since they are winter-growing plants from the mediterranean climate area of
> the Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces of South Africa, I wondered if
> people could grow them outdoors in the ground in the North American Southwest?

Jim,

They grow VERY well here in So. CA.  UCI has quite a few growing out in the
open in their SA bulb bed along with Haemanthus and a number of others.

Mine are outdoors in pots with no protection from the "elements.

Doug 


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