Mary Sue: Cypella peruviana (aka Hesperoxiphion peruvianum) has been completely hardy here through a wet and cold 8 degrees F for several years. At 08:57 AM 12/23/2003 -0800, you wrote: >Dear All, > >I just wanted to mention that #2, Cypella peruviana is a synonym for #4 I >donated in the last BX: > > "Hesperoxiphion peruvianum--S for me, this one blooms and blooms if you >dead head it and has amazing large yellow flowers" > >I'd be really interested in learning if this one grows in the winter for >Catherine as she is from a much colder climate than I am. Maybe the seeds >are short lived and need to be sown now and that is what W means? Mine >definitely is dormant in winter. Bill Dijk grows an orange one that is >spectacular. (see the wiki page) > >Any idea what color Catherine's plants were? > >Mary Sue > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, NC 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdel.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent