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Border line hardy plants
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Posted by ivy3 z6 NJ (My Page) on Fri, Apr 13, 07 at 23:56
Several plants from my wish list for this year are border line hardy in my Zone 6. Some of them I already ordered and some I would like to have if I can plant them in the ground.Anyone have experiance with growing any of those plants outside in Zone 6.
Eucomis montana
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Arbutus unedo Oktoberfest
Illicum henryi
Dicksonia antharctica
Agapanthus Peter Pan
Eriobotrya japonica
Carpenteria californica |
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RE: Border line hardy plants
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| I have both Dicksonia antarctica and the Eriobotrya j. (loquat). I have overwintered the loquat outside next to the house successfully (don't know about zone 6)--but zone 7 also gets mighty cold. Mine is now containerized as I'll be moving soon. Haven't tried the antarctica in the ground yet. They are so rarely available, I wouldn't want to loose it--so right now it's strickly containerized. What can I say--I have lost enough marginal plants to make me very conservative about pushing the zonal envelope. Also, our climate is soooo weird now--totally unpredictable and every season seems abnormal in one respect or another. Don't know about the other plants but these two are very robust and attractive. |
RE: Border line hardy plants
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- Posted by ivy3 z6 NJ (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 14, 07 at 13:57
| Thank you njoasis.I guess I will do the same. I have great spot close to the house where I can try Eriobotrya. I will try to keep Dicsonia inside as a houseplant. |
RE: Border line hardy plants
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Eucomis montana-Eucomis I've tried are hardy in well-drained soil with mulch.
Edgeworthia chrysantha -no damage near zero;full of flowers!
 Arbutus unedo Oktoberfest-Haven't tried
Illicum henryi-no damage at -6F in 1994. Should do well in zone 6 along with I. floridanum.
Dicksonia antharctica-survives with heavy mulch;not really hardy.
Agapanthus Peter Pan-Agapanthus hardy with mulch
Eriobotrya japonica-I lost mine in the lower single digits. Hardy to 5.
Carpenteria californica-haven't tried |
RE: Border line hardy plants
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- Posted by ivy3 z6 NJ (My Page) on
Wed, May 9, 07 at 18:32
| Thank you Steve, great help. I think I will try again Eucomis this year. I lost E. Sparkling Burgundy but didn't mulch. I will probably bring Carpenteria, Dicksonia and Arbutus inside. |
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