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Hardy Amaryllis varieties?
I notice Dobies are selling "Hardy" Amaryllis varieties for planting outside
in pots or borders... Balentino (red) Helios (pale yellow) Swan Lake (white) BUT are they hardy, or more properly, where are they hardy? -- Regards Bob Hobden Posting to this Newsgroup from the W.of London. UK |
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Hardy Amaryllis varieties?
On 31/01/2012 17:49, Bob Hobden wrote:
I notice Dobies are selling "Hardy" Amaryllis varieties for planting outside in pots or borders... Balentino (red) Helios (pale yellow) Swan Lake (white) BUT are they hardy, or more properly, where are they hardy? This is from http://www.royalcolors.com/index.php...group_id&id=06 "These hardy and multiplying Amaryllis varieties produces 1-2 stems in the first year, each with 3-4 flowers from 7-10 cm across. Great to grow them in containers on your terrace or in groups in your flower beds. Hardy till -10 deg. C. but you may also choose them to grow and enjoy it indoors as a plant or as a cut flower." Hardy to -10°C, eh? Do you believe that, Bob? I don't. -- Jeff |
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Hardy Amaryllis varieties?
On Jan 31, 7:45*pm, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 31/01/2012 17:49, Bob Hobden wrote: I notice Dobies are selling "Hardy" Amaryllis varieties for planting outside in pots or borders... Balentino (red) Helios (pale yellow) Swan Lake (white) BUT are they hardy, or more properly, where are they hardy? This is fromhttp://www.royalcolors.com/index.php?nav=group_details&select=group_i... "These hardy and multiplying Amaryllis varieties produces 1-2 stems in the first year, each with 3-4 flowers from 7-10 cm across. Great to grow them in containers on your terrace or in groups in your flower beds. Hardy till -10 deg. C. but you may also choose them to grow and enjoy it indoors as a plant or as a cut flower." Hardy to -10°C, eh? *Do you believe that, Bob? *I don't. -- Jeff Reposting this from an American site http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56501/ PlantFiles: Hardy Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily Hippeastrum x johnsonii On Apr 2, 2011, davidisaturn from Austin, TX wrote: This is an amazing bulb and it performs wonderfully here in central Texas. I live in Austin and a friend from church gave me a couple of bulbs about 8 years ago. They have multiplied and I never give them any special care. They easily survived the 10+ days of freezing weather (below 20 several days) this past winter and our summers are often 100+. The person who gave me these called them St. Joseph's Trumpet (maybe a colloquial reference?). David @ the wet end of Swansea Bay |
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Hardy Amaryllis varieties?
On 31/01/2012 20:24, Dave Hill wrote:
On Jan 31, 7:45 pm, Jeff wrote: On 31/01/2012 17:49, Bob Hobden wrote: I notice Dobies are selling "Hardy" Amaryllis varieties for planting outside in pots or borders... Balentino (red) Helios (pale yellow) Swan Lake (white) BUT are they hardy, or more properly, where are they hardy? This is fromhttp://www.royalcolors.com/index.php?nav=group_details&select=group_i... "These hardy and multiplying Amaryllis varieties produces 1-2 stems in the first year, each with 3-4 flowers from 7-10 cm across. Great to grow them in containers on your terrace or in groups in your flower beds. Hardy till -10 deg. C. but you may also choose them to grow and enjoy it indoors as a plant or as a cut flower." Hardy to -10°C, eh? Do you believe that, Bob? I don't. -- Jeff Reposting this from an American site http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56501/ PlantFiles: Hardy Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily Hippeastrum x johnsonii On Apr 2, 2011, davidisaturn from Austin, TX wrote: This is an amazing bulb and it performs wonderfully here in central Texas. I live in Austin and a friend from church gave me a couple of bulbs about 8 years ago. They have multiplied and I never give them any special care. They easily survived the 10+ days of freezing weather (below 20 several days) this past winter and our summers are often 100+. The person who gave me these called them St. Joseph's Trumpet (maybe a colloquial reference?). Yes, quite a few positive comments on that DavesGarden page. But I remain unconvinced - US states which are much colder than what we experience here also usually benefit from having an insulating layer of deep snow. It's also interesting that Hippeastrum x johnsonii was bred in the UK but has all but disappeared here (there are only 2 UK suppliers according to the RHS Plantfinder). If it was hardy surely it would merit a place in gardens here. -- Jeff |
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Hardy Amaryllis varieties?
"Jeff Layman" wrote
Dave Hill wrote: Jeff Layman wrote: Bob Hobden wrote: I notice Dobies are selling "Hardy" Amaryllis varieties for planting outside in pots or borders... Balentino (red) Helios (pale yellow) Swan Lake (white) BUT are they hardy, or more properly, where are they hardy? This is fromhttp://www.royalcolors.com/index.php?nav=group_details&select=group_i... "These hardy and multiplying Amaryllis varieties produces 1-2 stems in the first year, each with 3-4 flowers from 7-10 cm across. Great to grow them in containers on your terrace or in groups in your flower beds. Hardy till -10 deg. C. but you may also choose them to grow and enjoy it indoors as a plant or as a cut flower." Hardy to -10°C, eh? Do you believe that, Bob? I don't. Reposting this from an American site http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56501/ PlantFiles: Hardy Amaryllis, St. Joseph's Lily Hippeastrum x johnsonii On Apr 2, 2011, davidisaturn from Austin, TX wrote: This is an amazing bulb and it performs wonderfully here in central Texas. I live in Austin and a friend from church gave me a couple of bulbs about 8 years ago. They have multiplied and I never give them any special care. They easily survived the 10+ days of freezing weather (below 20 several days) this past winter and our summers are often 100+. The person who gave me these called them St. Joseph's Trumpet (maybe a colloquial reference?). Yes, quite a few positive comments on that DavesGarden page. But I remain unconvinced - US states which are much colder than what we experience here also usually benefit from having an insulating layer of deep snow. It's also interesting that Hippeastrum x johnsonii was bred in the UK but has all but disappeared here (there are only 2 UK suppliers according to the RHS Plantfinder). If it was hardy surely it would merit a place in gardens here. The "hardy" comment was why I posted the question, is it hardy in our sort of wet fluctuating cold winters or in a Continental Climate type winter. I have a friend that lives in SW France and they have seen -13°C on occasion yet Oleander and similar plants thrive but I can't get them through a long cold/wet winter here, even a mild one. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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