Overwintering potted Jackmanii in zone 5
dave4242 zone 5
2 years ago
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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Overwintering Butterfly Bush in Zone 5?
Comments (33)Linlily, I think it's a combination of genetics (some are hardier than others) and protection. I find that when we get early snow before it's really cold, marginal plants here, including butterfly bush, seem to do better than if it gets really cold before snow. A lot of my plants rely on having snow for winter survival. I don't usually mulch specifically for protection in winter, but all my beds have some mulch, and I leave stems on many plants to hold leaves for self-mulching....See Moreoverwintering a tropical clem in zone 5
Comments (2)I know several people growing Seiboldii in gardens as far north as Michigan and it survives for them in their gardens quite nicely. Not much is known about the absolute hardiness of clematis and COTW is collecting information on which clematis will grow in what zones as part of their international survey. If you want to act conservatively, I suggest you allow it to stay outside until the top growth is killed back by frosts and the temperatures outside remain cold and then move it into your unheated garage. I am sure it would remain safe there over the winter. I personally don't have an inside space with adequate lighting to try and keep a clematis alive and growing over the winter....See MoreHow to overwinter in zone 5A
Comments (1)I am not sure about the Xanhosoma, but the calocasia or alaocaisa is a bulb, which can be stored like canna, except i think they like it slightly warmer, and moist. Hope it helps!...See MoreOverwintering in zone 5
Comments (3)I use grow-lights in the basement for many of my tropical plants--not real grow lights, but just the same fluorescent fixtures I use for starting seeds in spring. Mandevilla survives fairly easily under those conditions. I've never tried overwintering a datura, but you can let brugmansias go dormant by putting them in the dark and only watering them occasionally. That has worked for me sometimes, but last year I apparently didn't remember the watering often enough, as the plants didn't survive. If you are absent-minded like me, you might want to cut your brugmansia back drastically and put it under a grow light too. Plants need to be kept fairly short under the fixtures to allow them to receive enough light there, but their watering is the same as that for other plants. The lower temperature in the basement also helps provide a little more humidity than the plants would get upstairs in my house....See Moregetgoing100_7b_nj
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