Lycoris season 2 - L. squamigera : 2?
J.E. Shields (Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:52:06 PDT)

I'm not too sure about Rodger's climate details, but Crinum survive all
over Africa and some species survive in my back yard here in central
Indiana. Heat is unlikely to present a problem to crinums; maybe Rodger's
summers are not warm enough? Do narcissus bulb flies attack crinums as well?

The most cold-hardy seem to be x-powellii, bulbispermum, and
variabile. I'd suggest anyone try those three first. C. variabile makes
the most compact plants of these three. If they survive, then you could
branch out to rarer and more adventurous species and hybrids.

Jim Shields
in Westfield, Indiana
USA

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