Lachenalia in the ground?
Diane Whitehead (Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:40:51 PST)

I had high hopes for growing plants from the Bokkeveld Plateau, a
high area east of Namaqualand which has cold winters and winter rain,
and lots of Lachenalias that flower in early spring. It sounded as
though that area had the same kind of winters that I do.

Then I went to visit. It was not the same. One night when I was
there, the temperature was -9C (that was a minus sign) and the next
day was sunny and +20C. (yes, PLUS twenty). In other words, in one
24 hour period, there was a night like the coldest winter temperature
I get, and a day like my usual summer day.

How can I duplicate that?

Maybe someone in Arizona can.

On Feb 2, 2007, at 11:56 AM, Alberto Castillo wrote:

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers