Re: L. cardinalis hardiness in UK was: Cannas plus Lobelias and Crocosmias

Marge, L. cardinalis should be hardy from a cold point of view.  They grow 
wild here in Ontario-I've seen them in the boggy areas in my 
neighborhood-which is borderline zone 4-5, and used to be even colder once 
upon a time.

Bob Campbell
USDA 4


>From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@clark.net>
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Re: L. cardinalis hardiness in UK  was: Cannas plus Lobelias and 
>Crocosmias
>Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 01:32:00 -0400
>
>Janet - and Valerie, this is most curious to me.  Assume your -8 is
>Celsius, which  = 17.6 Fahrenheit, according to the best converter
>I've found on the
>web...http://www.metricusa.com/Conversion_Frameset2.htm
>
>If this is so, then Lobelia cardinalis should be perfectly hardy in
>anything your winter can throw at them.  Gets colder than that in my
>garden  - and even colder in Dean's, and mine are happy as clams at
>the edge of my "bog"....so it can't be winter damp that accounts for
>winter losses in the UK, either, as the ground is pretty soggy where
>mine are.
>
>Only reason that occurs to me that these plants might not be
>considered hardy in the UK is the lack of really hot summers to ripen
>them....but I always thought they were plants who actually preferred
>cooler weather.
>
>Or, wonder if some myth is being passed down through the ages about
>the hardiness of this species...happens..
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
>Editor:  Gardening in Shade

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