Re: Ornithogalum species???

RichardPIV@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I live in Sunset Zone 14, bordering on 17, and I bought this unidentified
> plant (Ornithogalum dubium) from a local nursery three years ago.  It
> survived the mild winter of 1997-98 outside unprotected in pots and in the
> ground, but it did not survive the severe winter of 1998-99 (Christmas
> freeze).  Perhaps I should have moved it indoors.
> 

 Richard
Bulbous plants from the Medit belt in South Africa which do their
growing in winter do tend to be somewhat frost tender and will not
usually survive more than a few minus degrees. If there is a chance of
really severe winter frosts occasionally, I would tend myself to keep
such bulbs in containers so they can be sheltered if necessary.

Moira

-- 
Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, 
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
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