Dear Jim, Even better, It had survived me in a narow bed between concrete in -20°C. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim McKenney To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 9:19 PM Subject: [pbs] Ipheion About two weeks ago, while driving through the neighborhood, I noticed a garden where Ipheion uniflorum had naturalized into broad masses. There were probably over a thousand plants in bloom. I drove by again during the recent cold snap and didn't see flower color - I assumed that the display was over for the year. Today I passed by again and the display is even better than before. I've been watching this particular planting for many years - the display gets better yearly. No one has had much to say about this plant for awhile. If nothing else, it certainly seems to be one of those plants which give you your money's worth! The much larger cultivar 'Alberto Castillo' has been blooming in a cold frame here since late January. I'm looking forward to the time when my stock bulks up to the point where I'll feel safe turning some loose in the garden. This is a very handsome plant. I checked the wiki, and noticed that John Lonsdale's photo suggests that he grows it outside near a wall. Will it survive in the open, unprotected garden in zone 6? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 where the early rising lilies and peonies don't seem to have been hurt by recent overnight freezes. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php