Kevin: Sorry, I should have said wintergreen as they do go summer dormant. At 08:18 AM 2/19/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Tony - >Are they really evergreen? or do they go dormant in the summer? My 2-3 bulbs >of this go dormant in the summer here in Florida. > >spring is here in St. Petersburg, FL >Kevin Preuss > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tony Avent" <tony@plantdelights.com> >To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 7:19 AM >Subject: Re: [pbs] south african bulbs > > >> Arnold: >> >> The leaves on the Boophane haemanthoides went limp in very cold temps, but >> returned to normal when the temps rose above freezing. >> >> At 06:49 PM 2/18/2004 -0500, you wrote: >> >TONY; >> > >> >Did the foliage die back or remain green and go flaccid from the cold. >> >My boophone disticha lose their leaves and shrivel a bit ( indoors of >> >course). I give a sprinkle around the edge of the pot and that seems >> >to help them through our unbearable winter. >> > >> >Any pictures , please. >> > >> >Arnold >> >New Jersey >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >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 >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > >_______________________________________________ >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