Was winter hardiness - then Trillium - back to Crinum
James Waddick (Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:58:40 PDT)
John:
Now that is interesting. Depending on exact locations, that part of
Alabama still has some elevations in excess of 2000', while the Florida
Panhandle rarely exceeds 300' elevation. Perhaps the Alabama forms found
the early emergence was not a good thing.
Even more interesting is the fact that T. underwoodii from east central
Alabama comes up with the rest of the deep south sessiles in early spring,
2-3 months after the Florida panhandle forms, even though it isn't that much
further north.
Maybe some Trillium have better 'genetic memory' and others
have "Botanical Alzheimers" and forget it is cold, but come up anyway.
Sorry my mind wanders.
Crinum americanum: I have never grown this except for a
hybrid (I think C. american x C moorei or vice versa) which is semi
dwarf and grows like mad, but doesn't bloom all that well. Does this
have a cv name?
I got to looking for most northerly distribution of C.
americanum recalling that I saw it in the boot-heel of SE Missouri.
Must be my own 'Alzheimers' as I must have replaced those sightings
with Hymenocallis as there are no Missouri records.
Anyone know certain what the northern record is for this
species? I am sure I have seen it growing in central Arkansa between
Little Rock and Conway. Anything north of this ?.... and anyone have
plants from this northern location? I NEED one.
Best Jim W.
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