Welwitschia, a source for

Kipp McMichael kimcmich@hotmail.com
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:16:35 PST

Max,

  All my bulbs survived last winter's frosts with only minor damage - but I had limited success with seedlings. This year I've kept the seedlings near the house and they are sprouting much better. 

  I can attest that Massonmia depressa, pustulata, and echinata; Haemanthus coccineus, albiflos and sanguineus, and Brunsvigia josephinae and Boophane haemanthoides can all withstand frequent frosty mornings without damage. I'll have more to report after this winter.

-|<ipp

> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 22:14:28 -0800
> From: maxwithers@gmail.com
> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Welwitschia, a source for
> 
> Kipp, based on my Oakland yard a few miles from you, "frost" appears
> here at any temp. below 40 F. It's been a few years since I've gone
> below freezing, but I've seen plenty of frost on, for example,
> Brunsvigia and Cymbidium leaves without any damage.
> 
> Best,
> Max Withers
> Oakland CA
> 
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> >  I didn't seem to give my location because I did not give my location ;-) My apologies.
> >
> >  I live in Berkeley. The Welwitschia lived in San Francisco (so never a frost but as low as 35 degree cold and lightly watered all winter).
> >
> >  I moved to Berkeley last year and am still getting used to the *frequent* frosts in my backyard (a trap for cold air it seems).
> >
> > -|<ipp
> >
> >
> >
> >> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:15:15 +0000
> >> From: petersirises@gmail.com
> >> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Welwitschia, a source for
> >>
> >> You don't seem to give your location -What is your minimum winter
> >> temperature Kipp?
> >
> >
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