Hello Jim, Here is a seedsource of Philesia magellanica, it is hardy to about -10º C. Once I ordered it, the seeds were in the ovary, because they have to be very fresh! http://chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/… Cheers Barna Sipos On 9 Mar 2010, at 21:52, Jim McKenney wrote: > Justin recently made a post which I found electrifying. He mentioned, in > passing, that he was able to grow Philesia magellanica. > > > > For those of you who don’t know it, Philesia is a monocot “shrub” native to > Chile. It and Lapageria form the family Philesiaceae, a segregate from the > Liliaceae in the old, broad sense. > > > > I’ve known about Philesia and Lapageria for a long time, but I wrongly > assumed that they both need cool temperatures to thrive. And since neither > is likely to be hardy in a zone 7 garden (or, frankly, any east coast garden > of any zone; please, someone, prove me wrong) I assumed they were not for > me. > > > > But if Justin can grow Philesia in Texas, then cool temperatures year round > are evidently not necessary for the successful cultivation of these plants. > > > > I’ve already planted Lapageria seed; I’m still on the lookout for seed or > plants of Philesia. Let me know in a private post if you can point me in the > right direction. > > > > Jim McKenney > > jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com > > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone > 7 > > My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ > > BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.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://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/