At LEAST zone 6 hardy
Ken Wilkinson
6 years ago
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HalloBlondie (zone5a) Ontario, Canada
6 years agoDingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland
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Zone 6 hardy lagerstroemia's? Crape Myrtle
Comments (9)"Supposedly, the hardiest are the 'Fauriei' hybrids. How do you know which they are? Well, they were all given names of Native American tribes (Zuni, Hopi, etc.)." The crape myrtles with native american tribe names are releases from the USNA (at least in all cases I can think of). The tribe names have nothing do do with their parentage, and as a matter of fact, âÂÂCatawbaâÂÂ, âÂÂCherokeeâÂÂ, âÂÂConestogaâÂÂ, âÂÂPotomacâÂÂ, âÂÂPowhatanâÂÂ, and âÂÂSeminoleâ are all examples of native american tribe names for cultivars with no fauriei parentage. Cultivars from other hybridizers with fauriei parentage never (that I can think of) have native american tribe names. The L indica cultivars (no fauriei parentage), 'Filli Red', 'Filli Coral', 'Filli Violet' are supposedly hardy to zone 4 (at least in certain conditions). 'Sarahs Favorite' is reported hardy to -12F. L. indica 'Whit III' (Pink Velour) is reportedly hardy to -8F. This post was edited by brandon7 on Fri, Jul 12, 13 at 13:04...See MoreBananas fully hardy in zone 6
Comments (2)I hope the information is helpful. I kind of went into growing bananas here in Michigan partially informed with reports of Basjoo being hardy to zone 6, but never imagined that would be a Michigan zone 6 and not a Tennessee zone 6, much different. By the way, Dwarf Orinoco just sent up a pup, so looks like this one is also fully hardy with nothing more than mulch as well. This surprised me because when you look for hardy bananas, this one isn't mentioned. They get a later start than others, but if you want to grow something different, they're definitely attractive with wide leaves like a Cavendish....See MoreHardy citrus in zone 6?
Comments (117)I live in Utah zone 6b - 7a fluctuations. Last winter I grew a 6 inch tall tiny 'Prague' chimera citrus outdoors in-ground in a micro climate next to the south wall of my house. Temperatures dropped as low as 15 F. This tree was heavily mulched with wood chips and caged in poultry wire with a plastic tarp wrapped around it. From December 20 to Jan 15 I surrounded the cage with old milk jugs that were repeatedly warmed in the micro-wave around midnight any-time temperatures dropped below 20F. Not only did the 'Prague' tree survive the winter without defoliation but the citrus has tripled in size this year of 2022. Additionally I grew a 2 foot tall 'Nippon' orange-quat with the same procedure and the Nippon pushed out beautiful new growth last spring and is fruiting for me this year although it suffered some defoliation and 1/3 of the old leaves look damaged. I was able to harvest some fruit from 'Nippon' last December and successfully germinated a dozen seeds. Additionally both of these trees have survived summer temperatures up to 107F. The Nippon suffered some scorch in the most exposed leaves. I intend to continue growing 'Prague' and 'Nippon' citrus tree in the ground and espalier them against my home each winter as they mature. Due to my recent success I intend to also try a very cold hardy tangerine hybrid the same way. All of these citrus are grafted to Poncirus 'Flying Dragon' root stock. Good Luck Howard! Most of the folks bragging about growing a citrus tree in a cold zone are from zone 8 so I think growing citrus in the ground outdoors in zone 6or 7 takes effort and is something to be proud of. Keep trying! You will figure something out....See MoreHuge rose needed, zone 5 cane hardy, grows to 6x6 or more
Comments (23)Yes, it's the same rose. The year I bought my two I think it was listed as 2.5 feet or something odd. HMF says 3-6 feet, but used to say only 3, I think. But funniest is HMF says Ascot grows up to 18 inches wide--mine is about 7 feet. It's a good thing I just happened to plant the one in the photo in a place with lots of room, but I have had to remove a lavender, dianthus, and will remove another big lavender this spring to make way. It's currently duking it out with a huge snowball bush. Who will win? Diane Ascot in 2013--see how far away the snowball is? The rose is touching it now. The lavender on the right is gone and other will soon be gone; it's being crushed....See MoreMoses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA
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