Albuca shawii is cold hardy for me to about minus 12 or 15 degrees centigrade, kept dryish. Ledebouria cooperi is also hardy to this temperature but I lost both at around minus 18 C two winters ago. (since replaced) Peter (UK) On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 8:50 PM, <pelarg@aol.com> wrote: ..but I have had A. shawii outside for many years without protection,... they have surely been frozen many times before. Last year I also set out some Ledebouria cooperi, they came thru last winter (admittedly a very mild one) beautifully. > > Ernie > Tuckahoe NY Z6/7 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ellen Hornig <hornig@oswego.edu> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Wed, Jun 27, 2012 2:39 pm > Subject: [pbs] Albuca humlis > > > Is anyone out there growing Albuca humilis in the north in an unprotected > garden? I was surprised to find that several pots that I took with me when > I moved from NY to MA overwintered outside above the ground (covered with > oak leaves). The pots did freeze solid - this I know - and yet the bulbs > are fine, and have sent up foliage and, in some cases, flowers. These are > from seed collected at Naude's Nek (high altitude), where I'm sure they > also freeze, but of course there's more to hardiness than just cold > tolerance. These seem like really sturdy little guys - and they're > good-looking, too. Anyone? > > Ellen > > -- > Ellen Hornig > 212 Grafton St > Shrewsbury MA 01545 > 508-925-5147 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >