Climate and Ledebouria sp

J.E. Shields jshields104@insightbb.com
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 17:06:54 PDT
Digby, Fred, and all,

I'm also interested in finding South African bulbs that can survive a zone 
6 winter!  I have a nice raised bed rock garden that is just begging for 
some unusual small bulbs to show off.

Jim Shields
in central Indiana, USDA zone 5 but more like 6 in recent years

At 02:16 PM 7/15/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear Digby,
>
>Saw your note on Albuca, and I too am interested in your local climate.  How
>cold does it get regularly in winter, and what are the extremes?
>
>Also are Ledebouria species native in your area?   Are there any forms of L.
>socialis which come from areas of winter frosts and cold?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Fred Boutin
>Tuolumne, California
>(zone 7)

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