I'm in Kent, UK. Almost Mediterranean! Good luck with that in Boston, I think your winters are colder than ours. On 23 September 2015 at 14:59, Fred Biasella <fbiasella@watertownsavings.com > wrote: > Hi Ralph, > > Where are you? I just planted a C. 'Ellen Bosanquet' this spring in the > open garden and it has put out some real strong growth, I'm hoping it will > survive our winter and come back next year. > > Warm Regards, > Fred Biasella > Cambridge (Boston) MA > USDA Zone 6b > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ralph > Carpenter via pbs > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 7:57 AM > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Cc: ralph.carpenter1@googlemail.com > Subject: Re: [pbs] Transplanting Crinum > > I planted one large bulb around 15 years ago. It has grown into a large > clump of bulbs some three or four feet across. It is in garden soil, > neutral loam over clay, in a shady spot and moist for this garden, which is > very dry. The necks of the bulbs are above the soil surface. It is growing > through a large patch of geranium which presumably provides some winter > protection. Went through hard winter of 2010/11 with no trouble. > > > > > > > Sent from Windows Mail > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- Ralph Carpenter 2 & 3 Stone Cottages Chilmington Green Great Chart Ashford Kent TN23 3DW 01233 637567