The message <p05200f35bb248ceab812@[192.168.1.100]> from James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> contains these words: > >Dear All; > > As Mr Parker wrote: > > It is written in the stars..............ONE MAN'S TRASH IS > >ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE ! ! !...Allium triquetrum... pure milk-white > >and the fresh green foliage > Does anyone grow this species in the ground in a cold > climate? I know it has a weedy reputation, but after seeing it > blooming lushly on the Oregon Coast last spring, I finally placed an > order for this fall. > After checking a few references, it is given as hardy to > Zones 9/10 and suited to humusy shade. I tend to doubt all this. > So please Robert and others give us more experience with this > charming weed. Is it hopeless here in Zone 5? > Not too late to cancel my order. Thanks Jim W. > -- I would agree with damp shade suiting it well, humusy or not humusy I would suspect, as it's not too fussy. I can't really help with hardiness. I grow it in what is very roughly the English equivalent of Zone 8 but that won't be of much help. -- Janet Galpin, Lincolnshire, UK, Av min temp -8