The South African hook lily adorns the summer garden with exotic flowers. The onion plant clearly outperforms other genera within the amaryllis family in terms of cold tolerance. However, a Crinum cannot be treated as truly hardy. Read here how to properly overwinter the garden amaryllis.
How do I properly overwinter a hook lily?
To overwinter the hook lily successfully, dig up the bulb before the first frost, completely remove the dead leaves and store the tubers in a dry, airy and dark place in the cellar.
This is how the hook lily gets through the winter unscathed
If the thermometer falls below freezing point in autumn, it is high time to bring the hook lily to safety. The onion cannot withstand temperatures below -1 degree Celsius for long periods of time. How to overwinter your garden amaryllis he althy and happy:
- Dig up the onion before the first frost
- Remove the dead leaves completely
- Store the tubers dry and airy in a dark cellar
The garden amaryllis is sufficiently hardy for cultivation in mild wine-growing regions. Under a thick cover of foliage, fixed with a few pine fronds, there are good prospects of new shoots next year.
