Hymenocallis over winter
J.E. Shields (Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:15:07 PST)

Joe and all,

Thad Howard grew all sorts of Hymenocallis outdoors in the ground near San
Antonio for years. His interests were mainly the Mexican species, several
of which he discovered and named himself.

Now if we can find a few Aloe and Agave that are hardy enough to grow
outdoors here in Indiana, I'll be very interested. As I've mentioned often
before, I have a plant of Hymenocallis liriosme which Thad sent me that has
survived one winter outdoors in the ground here in Indiana, in a very
protected spot outside the south end of one of my greenhouses. I did mulch
it well, and will need to mulch it again soon. I want eventually to try
some more accessions of H. liriosme in the ground here, when the stock has
increased more.

Does anyone else have observations on hardiness of Hymenocallis outdoors in
the ground year-round?

Regards,
Jim Shields
in central Indiana (USA)

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