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Tue, Nov 18, 08 at 21:40
| Last year I planted out a few Billbergia nutans in a microclimate area and they sailed through winter with zero damage. Our lowest temp was 23.8F. This year I have two big Billbergia pyramidalis planted out in the same area to see how they do. What are others growing outdoors in z8b/9a? What is the lowest temp they have been exposed to? |
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- Posted by hotdiggetydam (My Page) on Tue, Nov 18, 08 at 22:00
| Mine are in a 9a with only shade cloth over them and they do fine...if it gets to cold I use smudge pots |
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| I've been growing some here in the UK for a few years, Billbergia nutans, Fasciularia bicolor,Puya Berteroniana, Chilensis, Mirabliis with no problems. This year I got ,Nidularium fulgens,Aechmea recurvata'' Aztec gold'' .Dyckia, Remotifolia , Frigida and a Greigia sphacelata all waiting for places to be planted There are still a few others I'm after but they are hard to come by here. |
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| Look at the list, all those listed as surviving 20F or lower should be worth a try. Here in Rome, zone 9a, A. caudata, distichantha,ornata, recurvata, N. spectabilis, Q. arvensis, T. aeranthos, T. bergeri are long term survivers Tomas |
Here is a link that might be useful: cold hardiness
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- Posted by hotdiggetydam (My Page) on Fri, Nov 21, 08 at 11:26
| The weakness of the cold hardy lists are micro climate arent taken into consideration and there are many ways to create those. |
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- Posted by plantaholic zone 8a AL (n2tropical@aol.com) on Sat, Nov 22, 08 at 14:04
| i have been growing billbergia nutans, billbergia distachia, aechmea distachantha, dyckia chloristaminae, tillandsia recurvata (its reseeding) in central alabama. i plan to try more this spring. |
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- Posted by southlatropical 9 South Louisiana (My Page) on Sun, Nov 23, 08 at 18:42
| Thanks for all the info everyone. |
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