Hermodactylus
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- Subject: Hermodactylus
- From: B* S* <B*@hsc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 07:26:54 -0600 (MDT)
>I was also astonished to see the first signs of Hemodactylus tuberosus
>appearing above the soil. As this is classed as a Zone 7-8 plant it
>seems that we have either had a very mild winter or the hardiness is
>incorrect. I might note that these plants are not in a protected part
>of the garden. I planted it as a gamble, see the archives, and did not
>give it much hope of surviving. Now, let see if it flowers!
I grew this successfuly in northern PA (zone 4b, I believe). The Zone 7-8
classification is way off. In contrast the Hermodactylus I planted here
last fall did not even come up this spring. The bulbs were delayed in
being shipped and were pretty dried up when they got here. I suspect that
was the problem.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
