We have a diverse collection in the ground here in Berkeley and I don't think we've lost any to frost in my 7 years here. It gets down to mid-20s in the Garden and the leaves get very stiff. I'm sure this doesn't approach the midwest/east coast. Paul Licht, Director Univ. California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ On 11/29/2010 6:12 AM, MARK MAZER AND FREDRIKA MAZER wrote: > I'd like to ask this group as >> well: do you grow any Haemanthus in the ground where you garden? Which >> species? How cold/wet does it get at your place? >> > We have a few H. montanus in the garden in northeast North Carolina, Zone > 8a.. Hot, humid summer, wet spring and winter. Can't say if they will > prove to be long time survivors yet. > > Mark Mazer > Hertford, North Carolina USA > Zone 8 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >