Lauw: I continue to be fascinated by how climate affects flowering time. Kniphofia rooperi flowers here from August-October. 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 email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.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 Lauw de Jager wrote: > Ken, > Concerneing K rooperii, the only trouble with freezing temperatures is that > the buds are destroyed. They flower consistently from late Decembre till > early March. However, watering has an impact on the flowering time: those > with regular drip irrigation flower much better then those submitted to > summer and this year an autumn drought (till early December). > Dave Fenwick had a few K rooperi from me some years ago, he might be able to > add some interesting details (Dave are you still on the list?) > Thanks everyone who confirmed that K sarmentosa is winterflowering and > come from SW Cape; thus should be an ideal plant for our mediterranean > climat. > I will try to put some K rooperii images on the wiki > > Greetings > > -- Lauw de Jager > Bulb'Argence > South of France (zone 9 (olive trees) > emailto: dejager@bulbargence.com > Site http://www.bulbargence.com/ > > > > > Le 27/02/08 14:20, « Kenneth Hixson » <khixson@nu-world.com> a écrit : > >> I'd be interested in hearing if they continue to flower in >> winter after a couple more years. The plants did weather our winter >> > cheerfully, lustily. Bright, attractive green leaves now. The low this winter > was only +14F, so perhaps that doesn't say much. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >