Hey Martin, Thanks for sharing this species. Between You and Nan’s post I have a much better idea of what I’m looking for. Mike On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 10:45 PM Garak via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hi Mike, > > I'm not aware of those cultivars, but flowering in December in the > northern hemisphere is not new for Kniphofia, it's normal behavior for > Kniphofia sarmentosa. As for hardiness: their borderline temperature is > somewhere around -11°C - that's what killed one in budding stage for me, > after flowering through a milder winter before (-8°C). Death was a slow > process, rotting over several weeks. A younger plant, not in flower, > survived. > > I wouldn't be surprised if those cultivars were sarmentosa based and had > a similar borderline temperature. > > Martin > > Am 02.08.2021 um 23:47 schrieb Mike via pbs: > > Hello All, > > > > Has anyone grown or seen either of these two kniphofia cultivars, and if > so > > what are your thoughts trying to find some in the US. > > > > They bloom from Christmas into Spring which is novel for kniphofia. I’m > > looking for some to try… > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > -- > Martin (pronoun: he) > ---------------------------------------------- > Southern Germany > Likely zone 7a > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>