Thanks Leo They temps lately have been just below freezing so I will put it outside on my south facing front porch where it will get direct sunlight all day. Karl On Jan 8, 2014 5:02 PM, "Leo A. Martin" <leo@possi.org> wrote: > Karl wrote > > > ...our nights have been below freezing for the last month > > & I haven't seen anything to make me think that's going > > to change for several more weeks. Will it tolerate those > > kind of temps? Our days are quite nice being 55-65 ?F. > > You don't say how low... I haven't grown M. sp. Vleesbei but I've grown an > assortment of > other species, hybrids and unknowns. None, adults nor seedlings, has been > damaged by > overnight temperatures into the mid teens F / -9 or -10C. It always gets > well above > freezing here the next day. I will come out in the morning and the leaves > will be frozen > like icicles or thin sheets of ice. I have to be careful not to fracture > them. They thaw > out and act like nothing happened. Perhaps don't put all your plants out > this winter but > try it with a few. I have learned from Massonia whose pots broke that they > can be moved > easily while in active growth if a little care be taken. > > And to all of you growing Massonia in 3/4 inch / 2cm diameter pots: Most > of these are > large plants that look so much better in large containers or in the > ground, if you have > space and the proper climate. Some species can make leaves as large as > salad or dinner > plates. I use "1 gallon" US nursery containers for each bulb. The leaves > grow far past > the rim. > > Leo Martin > Phoenix Arizona USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >