Crinum bulbispernum is hardy it is one of the parents of C.x powelii the other parent C. moorei is absolutely not hardy Roland 2010/3/14 Kathleen Sayce <ksayce@willapabay.org> > Most of the Tulipa sylvestris bulbs I planted last year are about to > come into bloom again, with signs of offsets forming around the > original bulbs. The flowers are not yet open, but are fully colored. > Also, a dozen T. clusiana in a patch nearby have tripled over the > past few years, even tossing seeds out into the nearby lawn, which > have now formed bulbs with leaves more than five inches long. No > signs of buds above the leaves yet. > > The surprise in my garden is an Eremerus , which is apparently > putting up a new shoot. I thought they all died last year, local > weather being simply too wet for them. I planted 3 tubers 2 years > back, watched two of them rot apart last spring, and assumed the > third didn't even sprout. So here it is, 3 inches tall. It's fate is > probably the same as the others; time will tell. > > Several Camassia leichtlinii are already in flower, much shorter > stalks than usual, and much earlier than usual. > > All three Crinum x powellii have pulled through the winter yet again > (10F this time) and are sending up new leaves. Would people tell me > about other hardy crinums? I've killed the next 5 that I've tried to > grow, mostly due to cold wet winters and young plants, so next time I > am prepared to pot the bulbs for a few years and let them get some > size on them, and some winter shelter, before inflicting a Pacific > Northwest winter on them in the open garden. Meanwhile, I have more > than a dozen offshoots about the base of each original bulb, so if > people are interested in offshoots of these, I will dig a few up for > the BX. > > Kathleen > SW Washington coast, cloudy, balmy 55F and no rain > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >