[pbs] Acceptable Oxalis
Adam Fikso
adam14113 at ameritech.net
Wed Apr 29 13:08:17 EDT 2009
Thanks Christiaan--Welcome information about temperatures. Despite years of
training, I still think automatically in Fahrenheit, (only) -- and "quite
winter hardy" for you at -5° C is still 20 F degrees away from our winter
lows. So for me to think about selecting anything to grow here in the
Chicago means that I'd need a list of desirable plants at Sutherland and
then I'd check to see which of those withstood our winters here. I'm sure
that most folks in the PBS can get away with growing almost anything from
South Africa. (No, I know it's not really true.) Might such a list be
handy to you , say-- in the form of plants available from a local nursery
there?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christiaan van Schalkwyk" <cvschalkwyk at lantic.net>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Acceptable Oxalis
> Hi all
>
> Most of the winter growing south african species of Oxalis should be quite
> winter hardy. Some beautiful species and forms are found in the vicinity
> of
> Sutherland, which is regarded as the coldest place in South Africa, with
> daytime (winter) temperatures often below 5 degrees Celsius, and night
> temperatures well below zero(up to -15 !). (Over the whole year an average
> low of 3 degrees, and an average high of 20.5, according to
> www.sutherlandinfo.co.za
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