whaas...you have any idea how many plants are dug b&b in oregon or tennessee and shipped into chicago, wisconsin, and minnesota, and the northeast? the fact that these are freshly is not really the issue. sure it plays a part...but exactly how much of a part? we can argue that one till we run out of beer and never have an answer. personally, methinks you are overthinking. without good weather to help the plant reflush (which will happen eventually) (knock on wood)... by the way...i'm not certain i'd classify these species as sensitive to frost damage...tender new growth is sensitive, regardless of species. these are just slow to break bud. now they have to do it again. which gets us back to how easily they do so. all you can do (besides waiting) is provide a shot in the arm (half rate water soluble fert) to help the plants releaf. and pray for no more frost. or do a dance in the yard. which after all that beer for the metaphysical discussion is going to something you want to make sure is not caught on film.

It's one of my favorites and it's never even bloomed. lol It wouldn't have been difficult to replace but I liked mine so I'm glad it's still alive. I have a standard green chalice vine in the house. Linda I'm surprised it didn't take off in your climate. Mine got huge over the summer. It has several branches that are well over 6'. It's easy to propagate. I'll take a cutting and root it for you in the spring.

Safe but very slimy/mushy IME. Been there, tried that. All depends on how much frost exposure. Try just boiling a few of them first and see if the quality turns out ok. Dave

I live just inland from Cairns. We had major frosts a couple of weeks ago. My thermometer is situated 2m off the ground and under an overhang of the house, so it didnt record the coldest temperatures that others did. All the grass and many garden plants and trees have died from the frost. Some of the tropical plants have succumbed incredibly from the sudden cold weather we had. As you may have heard, places received down to -10 degrees on the Atherton Tablelands. We, where I'm living recorded closer to 1 degree on a couple of mornings with other mornings also recording 2-5 a few times. It is still mild with only last Tuesday morning we recorded 6 and two nights ago 5.4. As mentioned my thermometer is situated 2m above the ground and within a sheltered site, none of my plants located near the thermometer were at all affected by the cold however outside without the roof/awning of the house to protect them, they were scorched. Many Spathodea's 20m tall had their crowns burnt, Large mature Schefflera actinophylla's lost all their leaves, a Schefflera bractescens up the road seems to have died all together. Many restoration plantings in the area have been dealt a serious blow (frost). I have seen mature Elaeocarpus grandis, 20m tall killed by the frost. There is a planting of over 2000 Blue Quandongs, for timber, just up the road from here. They all were standing proud at about 3-5 m tall and at least 75% of them have been totally killed by the frost. There is a frost band where all of the plants died and then another band on the highest side of the planting where they have mostly survived. There are mature Wodyetia which have all their leaves burnt to black however seem green in the centre's. Mature Coconuts in Malanda seem to be fine- surprisingly. Mature Cyathea cooperi's growing along the creeks on the tablelands - have no leaves left...this is predictable though. I was in Cairns a couple of weeks ago, doing some work on a hillside and looked at the ground to notice the Praxelis clematidea had brown leaves as a result of the cold...I was standing at 60m asl at the most. I was staying at the Daintree village the night of the worst frost and a local told us that it had got down to 6 degrees that morning. A friend at Whyanbeel, just north of Mossman recorded cold (not frost) damage there. Trees which are very susceptible to frost: at least up here. Elaeocarpus grandis, Ficus septica, Ficus hispida, Delonix regia, Cassia javanica, Acmenosperma claviflorum, Homalanthus novo-guineensis, Alphitonia petrei, Cyathea cooperi, Schinus molle, Syzygium malaccense, Alocasia macrorhiza (exotic one), Pandanus species- especially oceanic species, Spathodea campanulata, Scindapsus, Pawpaw, Banana's, Dracaena fragrans, Allamanda cathartica, Euphorbia pulcherimma........Duranta had burnt tips and the ground covering Lantana totally died (possibly a good thing). There are lots of species I have seen with burnt leaves.and also alot...