I have a large stand of Chasmanthe floribunda that borders on being invasive here in the central coastal area of California (Monterey Bay). They tend to bloom about the same time as the Camellia sasanquas and are definitely winter growers and summer dormant or almost so. Shirley Meneice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Chasmanthe floribunda > Lee Poulsen wrote: " This is interesting, Jim. I don't know which side of > South Africa they > come from, but here in So. California I see them almost naturalized > (even a few up the canyon in the national forest area) and they are > definitely a natural winter-grower/summer-dormant plant in this climate. > (Which could explain the too-early emergence for you.)" > > > What I didn't mention is that now that they're outside, they are summer > dormant here, too. There is a burst of growth in late winter and early > spring, but by mid summer they've browned off. The first time this > happened, > I thought I had lost them. > > > Jim McKenney > jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 where Cardiocrinum cordatum > is > above ground. > My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ > BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ > > Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS > Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ > > Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >