[pbs] Re: cypella hardiness
Tony Avent
tony at plantdelights.com
Tue Dec 23 17:37:17 EST 2003
Mary Sue:
Cypella peruviana (aka Hesperoxiphion peruvianum) has been completely
hardy here through a wet and cold 8 degrees F for several years.
At 08:57 AM 12/23/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>Dear All,
>
>I just wanted to mention that #2, Cypella peruviana is a synonym for #4 I
>donated in the last BX:
>
> "Hesperoxiphion peruvianum--S for me, this one blooms and blooms if you
>dead head it and has amazing large yellow flowers"
>
>I'd be really interested in learning if this one grows in the winter for
>Catherine as she is from a much colder climate than I am. Maybe the seeds
>are short lived and need to be sown now and that is what W means? Mine
>definitely is dormant in winter. Bill Dijk grows an orange one that is
>spectacular. (see the wiki page)
>
>Any idea what color Catherine's plants were?
>
>Mary Sue
>
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Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
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9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, NC 27603 USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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