How perfect! You're zone 7 in Ashville, and we're also Zone 7 in Baltimore. I am told that we are close to 7b in the city and this catalogue looks really interesting because of this . . . so thanks for a great resource. Have you heard of Plant Delights Nursery? They are in NC as well and their catalogue is just plain good reading whether you're planning to order or not! Mark > Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:10:59 -0400 > From: hk@icarustrading.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Crinum - 'Super Ellen' > > Marcelle's Crinums website expired in Febuary of 2014. i turned to > http://www.southernbulbs.com/ This past spring. The bulbs are good size. I > had one bloom after first year planting. I planted about 20 bulbs. They > all have good foliage. Even the smaller/ younger bulbs. > > I will try Jenks Farm next. > > > Zone 7 > Asheville, nc > > > > > > On Thursday, July 16, 2015, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jwaddick@kc.rr.com');>> wrote: > > > Dear Ernie, > > > > You ask if there are more cold tolerant Crinum. It is a LONG list > > and your climate is milder than here so the list is even longer there. > > > > I stay away from any with a zone 8/9/10 listing, but Zone 6/7 > > plants are usually hardy here, but planted deep. My first Crinum x powellii > > was planted deep and when I finally HAD to dig it up, it was about 16 in to > > the base of the clump and others can get even somewhat (18 in) deep and do > > fine. Don’t be afraid to plant a bulb deep to avoid the hardest frosts. > > > > There’s a number of named x powellii that are better than the > > typical you see in garden centers with skinny twisted petals. Some of the > > C. scabrum (milk and wine lilies) could be hardy there too. I like the old > > ‘Catherine’. Pure white and vigorous. 'Cecil Houdeyshel’ is a good x > > powellii. > > > > I hate to push any commercial source in particular, but I am very > > happy with Jenks Farmers offering. Good person, large bulbs and easy to > > deal with. He will tell you about hardiness in your area. > > > > Of course Marcell’s Crinum ( M Sheppard) has been good too, but > > they seem to have a web problem??? > > > > I am constantly wishing for a variegated Crinum asiaticum for my > > greenhouse, but then keep telling myself it gets GINORMOUS and refrain. If > > you have lots of room. > > > > If your room is limited I’d stay with your current list of ‘Super > > Ellen’ and xpowellii Album. Best Jim > > > > > > > > > On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Ernie DeMarie via pbs < > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Jim, > > > It may take a year or two for my Super Ellen to get to blooming size, > > but I am definitely excited about its potential. Are there other > > hybrids/species you have found to be very cold tolerant in your experience > > that I should be looking for? No one up here is growing crinums, at least > > that I know of. > > > Ernie > > > > > > Briarcliff Manor NY Z7ish/6 > > > > > > > James Waddick > > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > > USA > > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > -- > HK🐇👸 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/