What a great group and wealth of knowledge! Can anyone tell me how to succeed with Watsonias? I planted them many times and they never made it. In the San Francisco area they grow like a weed. All Gladioli hybrids and species grow unprotected and multiply in my garden. What is the problem with Watsonias? Laura Niagara, Ontario On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 3:43 PM Tony Avent via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > They need warm summer temps to grow well, which is why they aren’t seen in > cold summer climates. > > Tony Avent > Proprietor > tony@plantdelights.com > Juniper Level Botanic Garden<http://www.juniperlevelbotanicgarden.org/> > and Plant Delights Nursery<http://www.plantdelights.com/> > Ph 919.772.4794/fx 919.772.4752 > 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA > USDA Zone 7b/Winter 0-5 F/Summer 95-105F > "Preserving, Studying, Propagating, and Sharing the World’s Flora” > [cid:///image001.png@01D691C0.3488D7A0] > Since 1988, Plant Delights Nursery is THE Source for unique, rare and > native perennial plants. > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely > for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged > information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not > the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message > has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by > reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, > dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is > strictly prohibited. > > > > From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> On Behalf Of Jan > Jeddeloh via pbs > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 3:42 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > Cc: Jan Jeddeloh <janjeddeloh@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] In love with Lycoris > > Has anyone successfully grown Lycoris in the Pacific Northwest? Cold > hardiness isn’t a problem but something is. I don’t see them around. I > tries once in the ground with radiata but it gave up after a couple of > non-blooming years. They are lovely plants and I’d love to grow them but > they just may not like something about my climate. > > Jan Jeddeloh > Portland, Oregon, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net<mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > ________________________________ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…