Jim: Our digging of that particular clump of crinum was many years and holes ago...sorry, but I don't remember the soil type. At 07:36 PM 6/29/2004 -0400, you wrote: >Tony Avent wrote: >> Jim: >> >> I think if we left C. x powellii in the ground long enough, it would pull >> itself back to Africa. I was able to dig bulbs from the garden of the late >> Elizabeth Lawrence's Charlotte garden. The bottom of the bulbs were 28" deep. >> >> >>> Just how deep does C. x powellii grow in mild climates? >>> >>> Best Jim W. >> >> >> Tony Avent >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >What sort of soil were these in, loose & friable, or heavy clay, or...? >Thanks, >-jrf >-- >Jim Fisher >Vienna, Virginia USA >38.9 N 77.2 W >USDA Zone 7 >Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C] > >_______________________________________________ >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