Excellent, Jerry! I usually consider the variegated form less vigorous than the all green form. Was it covered by snow? That can have a nice insulating effect - and it sounds like your garden is pretty windproof. Enjoy! Shmuel Silinsky Jerusalem Israel USDA 9 On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 8:32 PM, <Jtlehmann@aol.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >