Hello Arnold I am in Normandy FRANCE 30 km south of Le Havre but Pinockio is tested in The Netherlands without cover at -18°C my coldest winter here was -12°C Roland 2010/6/5 <arnold140@verizon.net>: > Roland, what is your location. > > Arnold > New Jersey > > > Jun 5, 2010 11:29:57 AM, pbs@lists.ibiblio.org wrote: > > Hello Jim > > I grow a selection from A. headborne hybrid called Pinockio > this one survives - 18°C without cover well established after 1 year > normally it flowers the second year after planting or fifth from seed > I don't know if it comes true from seed but it is I think the most hardy > good flowering plant > If you want I can send you seeds this autumn > > Roland > > > 2010/6/5 James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>: >> Dear Agapanthus growers, >> >> This 'debate' about bloom-ability reminds me why I don't grow >> any. I have tried a few now and then in pots and in the garden,but I >> have never had reliable bloom and since the tender ones need to go >> into a greenhouse, "non performers" tend to loose that space >> eventually. I have never had one bloom in the ground here. >> >> Can some one in a cold climate recommend a good blooming >> Agapanthus for Zone 5 - Jim S? Ellen? >> I do not have reliable snow cover. >> >> CAn't grow everything! Best Jim W. >> -- >> Dr. James W. Waddick >> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. >> Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 >> USA >> Ph. 816-746-1949 >> Zone 5 Record low -23F >> Summer 100F + >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > > > > -- > R de Boer > La Maugardiere 1 > F 27260 EPAIGNES > FRANCE > > Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 > Email: bulborum@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Tel./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com