Lachenalis freeze tolerance
Susan Hayek (Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:35:13 PST)
At 10:33 PM -0700 2/16/06, Leo A. Martin wrote:
Here, various Lachs and also Massonia have been frozen solid in overnight
lows to the mid 20s F and contined growing none the worse for wear.
Silverhill lists all Lachenalia species as hardy to USDA Zone 8. I think
this likely means overnight lows, with the following day's temperatures
above freezing.
**Thank goodness.
It's been in the mid 20s F here the last couple of nights. My Lachs
have been hanging in.
I brought in a Ferraria this evening. I worry all night about who's
freezing. (The tree Dahlia cuttings I've potted up for my
sister-in-law.)
s.
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susan hayek, North Coast of CA, USA, zone 9b, Sunset zone 17.
15 miles south of Eureka, CA, overlooking the Eel River, with a peek
of the ocean.