Jerry, When I was not but a few miles from where you are I failed with every Eucomis I ever planted out. The last one I tried was E. autumnalis and planted it about 8 inches down. It died too when temps hit -10f. Here in eastern Tennessee montana, bicolor, autumnalis, comosa, and humilis are all hardy. I tried vandermewii but it got attacked by something over its first summer out. Sparkling Burgundy is fully hardy for me as well. Aaron Z6-7 --- On Tue, 3/13/12, Jtlehmann@aol.com <Jtlehmann@aol.com> wrote: From: Jtlehmann@aol.com <Jtlehmann@aol.com> Subject: [pbs] Eucomis To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 10:11 AM Has anyone had experience with Eucomis planted in-ground in zone 5? Not just for the summer, but over-winter. Any suggestions on experimenting with over-wintering Eucomis in zone 5? And would they be considered deer resistant or rabbit resistant? --Jerry Lehmann, Olathe, KS, USA, zone 5, where the daffodils & hyacinths are just starting to bloom, and the crocus are just finishing