Hardy Crinum - Planting depth

Tony Avent tony@plantdelights.com
Tue, 29 Jun 2004 18:26:21 PDT
Jim:

	Our digging of that particular clump of crinum was many years and holes
ago...sorry, but I don't remember the soil type.

At 07:36 PM 6/29/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Tony Avent wrote:
>> Jim:
>> 
>> 	I think if we left C. x powellii in the ground long enough, it would pull
>> itself back to Africa.  I was able to dig bulbs from the garden of the late
>> Elizabeth Lawrence's Charlotte garden.  The bottom of the bulbs were 28"
deep.
>> 
>> 
>>>	Just how deep does C. x powellii grow in mild climates?
>>>
>>>	Best	Jim W.
>> 
>> 
>> Tony Avent
>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>What sort of soil were these in, loose & friable, or heavy clay, or...?
>Thanks,
>-jrf
>-- 
>Jim Fisher
>Vienna, Virginia USA
>38.9 N 77.2 W
>USDA Zone 7
>Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
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