Thanks Kipp for your comments. I'll be put this plant outside on a south facing porch where it can get direct sunlight all day. Karl On Jan 8, 2014 5:12 PM, "Kipp McMichael" <kimcmich@hotmail.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I can second Leo's comment that Massonia of various species - > particularly M. pustulata - can withstand temps well below freezing > unphased. We recently had record-setting cold here in Berkeley and, with > radiation frost adding to the heat-loss, seedling pots I had in my backyard > reached temps below 25F with no damage to the seedlings. Adults in a > slightly colder situation also showed no damage. One thing I did notice, > however, was that bulbs that had been moved and showed some sun-burn damage > before the cold did show leaf damage from the freeze. These same plants > were unphased by similar temps last winter, so I think the sun-damaged > tissue was less frost-tolerant. That said, I might wait until next winter > to test your own bulbs outside unless you can be certain the move won't > cause any sun damage to the leaves that might make them more prone to frost > damage. > > -|<ipp > > > None, adults nor seedlings, has been damaged by > > overnight temperatures into the mid teens F / -9 or -10C. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >