Hippeastrelia "Durga Pradhan" cold tolerance

Tony Avent tony@plantdelights.com
Tue, 02 Jan 2007 09:27:13 PST
Jim:

We killed Sprekelia for years until I discovered that it likes hot, 
baking sun.  Our clumps multiply so fast now, that they must be divided 
every few years.  FYI, in the past 6 years, we have only dropped to 8 
degrees F, with our last 0 degree F winter in 1996.  During this same 
6-year period, we had no luck overwintering x Hippeastrealia 'Durga 
Pradhan' in many different locations, but when we grew seedlings from 
this, we had had 100% surivability for 4 years, with a low temperature 
of 8 degrees F.   This includes 1-year old seedlings in the ground with 
no winter protection.  I have also had 100% survival from x 
Hippeastrealia 'Red Beauty', surviving the same temperatures mentioned 
above. 

Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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James Waddick wrote:
> Dear All;
> 	I changed the topic to something closer to the actual TOPIC!
>
> 	Actually this hybrid would seem even less hardy than straight 
> Spekelia-at least to me.
>
> 	Maybe the Sprekelia x Lycoris hybrid might have some 
> increased hardiness, but not likely either.
>
> 	I've grown Hipp. x johnsonii for a number of years and it has 
> never bloomed in the ground. And this is said to be the hardiest 
> Hippeastrum.
>
> 	Not totally dubious, but just very surprised at the report. 
> Anyone else successfully  grow Sprekelia or any hybrids in Zone 6 or 
> 7?
>
> 		Best		Jim W.
>   


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