Mark, do your Cyrtanthus and Haemanthus regularly receive a frost? We, also, had a frost last night. Cologne is somewhat colder as the emerald isle, but not by much (-8°C min). My plants are sheltered from frosts, which may be unnecessary! Ciao, Jamie V. Cologne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Smyth" <mark@marksgardenplants.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Cyrtanthus--TOW > hi all > > Here in the UK people have no problem getting C. elatus to flower. A friend, > not a gardener, has one in an out building which flowers every year without > fail even though it is rarely watered. > > Mark > N Ireland > so frosty this morning it looks like snow leaving my Cytanthus and > Haemanthus collection is frozen solid. It was only -1 at 1am > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >