Kipp, based on my Oakland yard a few miles from you, "frost" appears here at any temp. below 40 F. It's been a few years since I've gone below freezing, but I've seen plenty of frost on, for example, Brunsvigia and Cymbidium leaves without any damage. Best, Max Withers Oakland CA On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Greetings, > > I didn't seem to give my location because I did not give my location ;-) My apologies. > > I live in Berkeley. The Welwitschia lived in San Francisco (so never a frost but as low as 35 degree cold and lightly watered all winter). > > I moved to Berkeley last year and am still getting used to the *frequent* frosts in my backyard (a trap for cold air it seems). > > -|<ipp > > > >> Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 23:15:15 +0000 >> From: petersirises@gmail.com >> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Welwitschia, a source for >> >> You don't seem to give your location -What is your minimum winter >> temperature Kipp? > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/