Re: Crocosmia lucifer
- Subject: Re: Crocosmia lucifer
- From: B* C*
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:25:25 -0400
It does overwinter in Zone 4 if it has the conditions it likes-the very
sharp drainage you mentioned, and good snow cover.
I know of a Canadian garden writer who grows it up in the Bruce Peninsula,
which is the bit of land that juts up between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
And I have grown it to bloom in my zone 4 garden without any trouble (I'm in
a zone 5 garden at the moment). Not sure just how many frost free days I
have but I start
Bob Campbell
>Crocosmia does not live over the winter in zone 4. Both appreciate a rich
>soil and very sharp drainage. Acidanthera is easily grown treated as
>gladioli. The crocosmia are harder to store but it can ve done.
>
>I don't grow Lucifer anymore because our zone is just not the place for
>this
>striking plant.
>
>Claire Peplowski
>NYS z4
>
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