Re: hardiness of Sauromatum

From: Ellen Hornig hornig at Oswego.EDU> on 2000.07.30 at 15:33:23(5185) Since Steve Marak mentioned sending me sauromatums (typhoniums) years ago, I thought I'd better check in with my own report. The tubers you sent me, Steve, eventually expired in the garden, where I had planted them in what was probably a much too heavy soil. As best I remember, I had more in pots; and concluding that they would not be hardy, I dumped whatever remained into the compost heap. That compost heap was eventually spread across an area that became a new garden, and last year I started noticing small sauromatums there. This year there are at least three good-sized ones (one bloomed) and several little ones. We are somewhat colder here in upstate NY than Steve is in Arkansas (though technically only a half-zone colder, we can have long spells where highs linger in the teens (Fahrenheit) and lows are down to -10F or so, but these are usually at times when we have good snow cover). In general, zone 6 herbaceous plants are pretty safe here; for woodies, it's definitely zone 5. +More So - that's a little too inconclusive for your catalog, Diane, but I guess it supports Steve's observation that they're definitely hardy in zone 6. Ellen (who is also working on her fall catalog, and suffering accordingly) ******************************************************************* Ellen Hornig Seneca Hill Perennials 3712 County Route 57 Oswego, New York 13126 USA USDA zone 5B (mintemps -10 to -20F) Phone:(315) 342-5915 Fax: (315) 342-5573 Website: www.senecahill.com

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