Re: OT: Spider Plants.

From: "Patrick O'Connor" <swamp@ix.netcom.com>

Spider plants grow outside in New Orleans.  I don't know how long they will
last.  We have had mild winters for several years since I spotted them, so
perhaps they have not been tested.  Quite a few tropicals do well here
South of Lake Ponchartrain that will not perform to the East or West.
At 09:17 PM 7/21/98 -0400, you wrote:
>From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>
>     Some Gardeners here use Spider Plants (Chlorophytum) as a ground cover
>in places that are shaded from the noon sun in summer.  When I lived in
>Kentucky, these were seen only has house plants or seasonal hanging
>baskets.  According to my Sunset National Garden Book, they are marginally
>hardy here.  I have some plants that came as "thinnings" from another
>garden.  I planted them in a place that gets morning and evening sun, and
>is in dappled shade at mid-day.  I the winter, it will get more sun.  The
>location is somewhat sheltered.  Has anyone else tried growing Spider
>Plants outdoors?
>
>Mark A. Cook
>billc@atlantic.net
>Dunnellon, Florida.	USDA Zone 8/9    29 Degrees North Latitude.  Elevation
>about 170'.
>
>
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