So, Tony...are all these Haemanthus species personally frost-killed three times over? Once or twice wouldn't confirm it for you, I understand. Tongue in cheek, Jonathan Knisely New Haven, CT USDA 6a On 11/29/10 1:23 PM, "Pbs-Request@Lists. Org" <pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: Message: 6 Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:51:09 -0500 From: "Tony Avent" <tony@plantdelights.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: Re: [pbs] Haemanthus Hardiness Message-ID: <1C7B8620606048389355548679E8454B@pdn.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Jim, etal: Here are the results of our haemanthus trials. Did not survive winters here Haemanthus albiflos Haemanthus barkarae Haemanthus carneus Haemanthus carneus dwarf Haemanthus coccineus Haemanthus coccineus dark red stripe form Haemanthus deformis Haemanthus humilis ssp. hirsutus Haemanthus humilis ssp. humilis Cathcart E. Cape Form Haemanthus montanus Haemanthus montanus A1SA-057 Haemanthus pauculifolius Haemanthus sanguineus Alive since 2004 Haemanthus humilis ssp. humilis hairy form 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