[pbs] Fritillaria imperialis again
Lauw de Jager
dejager at bulbargence.com
Thu Aug 28 10:27:50 EDT 2008
Jim,
I cannot say that F. imperialis is thriving here, merely surviving. F
radeana seems a little more at ease with a mediterranean climate. The heat
and the drought is ok for them in the summer, but they certainly need more
cold in the winter then they get here.
Greetings
-- Lauw de Jager
Bulb'Argence
South of France (zone 9, olive trees)
emailto: dejager at bulbargence.com
Site www.bulbargence.com
Le 28/08/08 15:39, « Jim McKenney » <jimmckenney at jimmckenney.com> a écrit :
> Your response has answered another un-asked question for me, too: if you are
> growing Fritillaria imperialis in the zone Olivier of France, then I think I
> can rule out summer heat as a limiting factor.
>
> Of course I know that this plant grows in the wild in some very hot
> countries; but it is often described as a mountain plant. And presumably the
> mountains are cooler than the low lands: but maybe not!
>
> I hear reports of success with this plant north and west of me, but never
> east or due south of me. The fact that many reports of success originated to
> the north suggested that heat might be a limiting factor. But evidently it
> is not.
>
> I think I am making progress in figuring out what this plant needs under our
> conditions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim McKenney
>
>
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