Perennials: A few thoughts for 08-1, what tropicals do you bother with?, 1 by Nana3

Nana3 wrote:
Tobasco,
Don't be surprised if your Gloriosa's don't come back this Spring. I am in the same zone as you are and I left my tubers in the ground. They are in a South facing bed up close to the foundation of my home. I have noticed that the new global warming hardiness zone map on Arborday.org is tending to prove correct for my area. According to my zipcode I am now considered zone 6-7. http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/zonelookup.cfm
Just type in your zipcode to see if you live within an area whose hardiness zone has changed due to global warming.

Here are my Gloriosa's blooming in their second year after being left in the ground.

Nana3