Question about tubrose

I may be in the wrong forum, but not knowing anything about tubrose, I have three clusters in the ground, and they have been hit by a freeze twice.I ran across a garden question on that subject, but it was just don't leave them out.Now my question; Do i dig them, and where do i keep them, or is it too late?
Mike

Mine are grown in pots that are overwintered in the basement. If you dig them and find they;re still solid they're probably still good.

Thank you jmorth, I don't have a basement, but I keep my gladiolias in a dry mulch, and in a storage area, and they do ok.Do you think the tubrose will survive that? I will be digging them tomorrow.
Mike

Mike, I've a clump of tuberoses that returned for a couple years with blooms, then they disappeared last summer. I've more in pot, that I moved into the basement greenhouse for the winter this year. I found out, they need to be planted early in the spring in good fertile soil, sunny area to flower well. They do not bloom well being crowded in container culture.
Kim
p.s. I'll have to separate those tubers and plant them a foot apart, that's my plan with them this coming spring. Keep in touch, I'll let you know how they turn out.

Thanks Kim, I have never had tubrose before, but I sure love the smell.These are the single bloom.
Mike

Mike, my experience has been the same as Kim's. I just planted last spring some really nice double tuberoses I got from Easy to Grow Bulbs, and we'll see how/if they return well next year. I have planted them in the past and like Kim got a year or two return and then they appeared to decline, but this is the first group I have planted at this house. I love them as well. Maybe they prefer a drier climate when left in the ground? Not sure; I'll have to do some more reading. We get less rail than you guys in AL or GA do but still average 35" a year in the DFW area and has been almost 50" several times. West of here, rainfall amounts drop off rapidly and 400 or 500 miles west of here it is quite arid. I think they're native to Mexico but I will have to do more research. Good luck!

I received a large clump from a friend about 5 years ago and was told nothing about them . I planted them in the ground and left them there . They came back and multiplied. I also love them and now I have them all around my yard and pool. I divide and transplant them right after they bloom.

Please disregard everything I just said. I am thinking of ginger lilies , not tuberose. I put both in the same bed and the gingers came back, not the tuberoses. Sorry, my brain wasn't awake yet. I realized as soon as I sent it.

I was in hopes that you were right.
Mike

Mine tuberoses tubers are in semi-dormant stage in the greenhouse. I reduced watering them and allow the leaves to wilt naturally. In early spring I'll revive them by deviding and replanting in the sunny site garden.

I saw my first tuberose in Portugal last Oct. It was happily abiding in a 10 inch terracotta pot. I ordered some bulbs and hopefully I will be able to get mine to look as nice as this one

And the smell is fantastic!

Here is a closeup It is evidently the double flowering variety.

Mike,

I leave mine outside in ground. They have come back every year for about 4 years now.
They smell wonderful. I cut some and bring them in, they scent the whole room for many days.

chris

Does it make any difference between double, and single?This was my first year, and I think mine are single, and I forgot to dig them, now I'll just have to chance it.Mike

The fragrance will be the same with either, single blooming tuberose, as with the double blooming tuberose. Here is the single, Mike:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/458/

Mike, here is the 'double' blooming variety.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59230/

Thanks, Kim.I believe I have the double now, it looks like the ones i bought.Three, for a deal, but i can't remember what.
Mike

Mike, if you plant them in well worked in, fertile soil. They multiply pretty rapidly. Enjoy.
Kim

Mike, I am pretty sure they will be ok. When the real cold days hit mine, they kinda get slimy and lay flat on top of themselves. I leave their mushy dead leaves on them like a blanket. I will clean them off in March.
We had some warm temps back a few weeks ago and all my Spring bulbs are up 3-5".
I peeked under the tuberose "blankets", there are signs of new growth on them also.
We will see what kind of temps January brings.

chris