frost tolerant Crinum foliage

Joe Shaw jshaw@opuntiads.com
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:19:01 PDT
Hi Gang,

I have some C. bulbispermum plants in my yard.  The foliage stays green all 
winter, even when temperatures have dropped briefly to 23 F (rising to well 
above freezing the next morning.  Similarly, C. x powellii types are 
essentially evergreen.

Essentially all other Crinum plants I grow are burned at 28 F and most die 
back completely with an hour or two of 25 F.


Does anyone know at what point these plants lose their folaige to frost?


Cordially,

Joe
Hot again today, Amarcrinum still blooming, and some odds and ends of 
rainlilies.




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