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• Croscomia & Agapanthus

  Hi Kathleen
  I am not sure what croscomia cultivar I have as it was a pass-along plant. I think that if you can grow gladioli outside, you can grow croscomia outside. Their hardiness seems similar to me - and they are inexpensive enough - and so pretty - that it is worth trying them. When I used to live in the City of Falls Church, VA (Z 7B) I knew of several gardens where agapanthus was grown outside. Some cultivars are supposedly good to zone 6. Both croscomia & agapanthus need good drainage in winter.
  
  Sylvie Rowand
  http://www.LaughingDuckGardens.com/ldblog.php/

  Posted by Sylvie In Rappahannock February 15, 2011 10:40:15

• Thank you!

  Sylvie: Thank you for sharing your personal experience. If you know which cultivars work in Virginia or in your area, please share them with our readers.
  
  Readers: Virginia includes five USDA Hardiness Zones, so plants that thrive in certain areas may not do as well in others. You can search your zone by zip code through The National Gardening Association website at http://www.garden.org/zipzone/.

  Posted by Kathleen Toler February 15, 2011 10:22:04

• Croscomia & Agapanthus

  Croscomia grows quite well for us in Virginia outdoors without any special protection (I am in USDA winter Zone 6B and have croscomia) - they are not very happy in pots in fact. There are hardy cultivars of agapanthus that will also grow quite well in Virginia warmer zones such as the coast with a thick winter mulch and sometimes in very sheltered corner of the garden in colder zones (mine are in pots)

  Posted by Sylvie In Rappahannock February 15, 2011 09:56:17