My Lachenalias have no problem with freezing temps. I have many nights in the upper 20's and it doesn't faze them. Joe, Vista, CA On Jan 27, 2012, at 10:39 AM, AW wrote: > Tim, > > Your weather report for this year did not surprise me greatly. Still, I 'd > have expected the "hard freeze" conditions you got to have played a role if > that were critical to gemination. Most Lachenalia species in South Africa > certainly receive temperatures in the thirties for quite a few nights each > year, but do not normally expect to get hard freezes during their winter, > and growing season. > > Here we have seen no frost, but I've seen many nights in the upper thirties > (4-5C). The temperature ranges have not been unusual. I 'm now thinking my > slow germination has little to do with the temperatures about a lot great > deal more with the use of imported seed. My own Lachenalia seed germinates > in September, quite voluntarily! Still, to get new species I must try a few > new species each year and will just have to wait an additional year for the > seeds to become flowering plants. > > Andrew > San Diego > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/