Ipheion Rolf Fiedler
John Lonsdale (Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:04:11 PST)
Alberto may respond on this, but in the past he has said, "Ipheion 'Rolf
Fiedler' is an undescribed species of Ipheion, tender, and different than
I uniflorum. It also offsets in a different way than I. uniflorum. "
One man's tender is another man's hardy - but I wouldn't call IRF tender here. I've had two or three clumps outside for at least 3 years and it goes down to single digit Fahrenheit without problem - albeit in a sunny south facing bed that is perfectly drained. They are increasing nicely. This year they've been repeatedly snowed and iced upon but the leaves remain in good shape.
J
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