Hippeastrelia "Durga Pradhan" cold tolerance
Tony Avent (Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:27:13 PST)
Jim:
We killed Sprekelia for years until I discovered that it likes hot,
baking sun. Our clumps multiply so fast now, that they must be divided
every few years. FYI, in the past 6 years, we have only dropped to 8
degrees F, with our last 0 degree F winter in 1996. During this same
6-year period, we had no luck overwintering x Hippeastrealia 'Durga
Pradhan' in many different locations, but when we grew seedlings from
this, we had had 100% surivability for 4 years, with a low temperature
of 8 degrees F. This includes 1-year old seedlings in the ground with
no winter protection. I have also had 100% survival from x
Hippeastrealia 'Red Beauty', surviving the same temperatures mentioned
above.
Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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"I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent
James Waddick wrote:
Dear All;
I changed the topic to something closer to the actual TOPIC!
Actually this hybrid would seem even less hardy than straight
Spekelia-at least to me.
Maybe the Sprekelia x Lycoris hybrid might have some
increased hardiness, but not likely either.
I've grown Hipp. x johnsonii for a number of years and it has
never bloomed in the ground. And this is said to be the hardiest
Hippeastrum.
Not totally dubious, but just very surprised at the report.
Anyone else successfully grow Sprekelia or any hybrids in Zone 6 or
7?
Best Jim W.