Most Prospero plants I collected where only a few cm deep Very little frost isn't a problem Most start flowering without leaves Leaves develop during the flowering I found sizes from 10 to 30 cm tall Roland R de Boer 2238 Route de la Maugardiere F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com Facebook groups:///https://www.facebook.com/groups/bulborum <https://www.facebook.com/groups/518187888211511/> Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/pages/Bulborum/… 2015-02-09 23:49 GMT+01:00 Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>: > I find some collections of Prospero autumnalis (or autumnale, I think they > may have neutered Prospero) (syn. Scilla autumnalis) are hardy to about 20 > degrees F. They would certainly be hardy for Travis in southern Oregon, and > they grow in similar climates to his (eastern Mediterranean). I can't > recall when the leaves are up. > > This plant ripens and disperses its seed very quickly after flowering. The > flower color ranges from blue-purple to red-purple. > > Jane McGary > Portland, Oregon, USA > > At 02:06 PM 2/9/2015, you wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am searching for info on the native climate of the genus Prospero, as >> well as the lowest temperature it has survived to in cultivation. Do the >> leaves persist through winter? >> >> Lastly, how deep are Prospero bulbs planted? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Travis Owen >> Rogue River, OR >> > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >