Hippeastrum cold hardiness

James Waddick jwaddick@kc.rr.com
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 12:21:31 PST
Dear PBS,

	Althought I do grow H. x johnsonii out doors, Rhodophiala by comparison IS NOT hardy for me.

	We generally have wettish winters - snow and cold rains. Soil is moisture retentive clay based.

		Best		Jim W. 


On Feb 23, 2016, at 11:21 PM, Eugene Zielinski <eez55@earthlink.net> wrote:

I'm glad Jim Waddick mentioned Hippeastrum x johnsonii as one of the
hardiest garden amaryllises.  Scott Ogden (Garden Bulbs for the South)
lists this as an old (ca. 1810) hybrid of H reginae and H. vittatum.  Thad
Howard (Bulbs for Warm Climates) said he was "amazed to find H. vittatum
growing in sandy woodlands (in Brazil) at a depth of 6-8 inches."
I used to live in Augusta, Georgia, and H. x johnsonii grew very well
there. 


Eugene Zielinski
Prescott Valley, AZ
USA




James Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, MO 64152-2711
USA
Phone     816-746-1949








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