Nick, I'm by no means an expert but the rain would be my only concern. I live in zone 9b so the low temperatures shouldn't be a problem so long as it's for a short period. Karl Church Dinuba, CA On Apr 23, 2015 8:14 AM, "Nicholas plummer" <nickplummer@gmail.com> wrote: > For the past couple of weeks, I have been moving my potted plants from the > greenhouse to the outdoor benches where they spend the summer. I usually > wait until night temperatures are reliably in the 50s, but the forecast for > tonight is 39 F (4 C) followed by several nights in the upper 40s (~9 C). > Days will be in the mid 60s. I'm worried that this might be too cold for > tropical amaryllids, particularly if we get rain on Saturday. The plants > include Eucrosia and Clinanthus species, assorted Brazilian Hippeastrums > (H. aulicum, H. calyptratum, H. papilio, etc), and several Cyrtanthus > species. > > I don't really have a feel for how cold sensitive these plants are. Should > I haul them back into the heated greenhouse for a couple of days (a > significant amount of work), or am I worrying unecessarily? > > Nick Plummer > Durham, NC, Zone 7 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >