Variegated Society Garlic - Winter Hardy?
Jtlehmann@aol.com (Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:32:20 PDT)
Last year I planted in my back yard a one-gallon pot of Variegated Society
Garlic, Tulbaghia violacea 'Variegata.'
Today I had a big surprise...it survived the winter and is growing. I
didn't expect it to survive; it wasn't even an experiment.
My back yard is a postage stamp, bordered by a 6' high solid wood fence,
and the plant is by a flagstone patio. Even with that, I can't justify my
back yard being two or more zones warmer, else I'd be growing palms.
Does this surprise anyone else? What really is the winter hardiness zone
for this plant?
--Jerry Lehmann, Olathe, KS, USA, zone 5