can semi-evergreen dayliles survive in zone 5?
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Can I manage a zone 6 or 5b rose in zone 5?
Comments (29)Dcrosby, You may be right at the edge of zone 5/6. Check the map here. If you are still zone 5, you just need to do some winter protection. It should be fine. Climate affects disease susceptibility. In dryer, more arid climate like AZ or CA, they don't have to deal with fungal disease like we do here in humid East Coast. When you read people's recommendations, you want to see where they live. Different climate gives different results to the same rose variety. Spraying for roses every week or every two weeks is not my kind of fun (anymore). I didn't even want to smell the blooms after I sprayed the bushes. Now I don't spray, most of my roses esp. Austins look naked by mid summer. Here is a link that might be useful: MA new plant hardiness zone map...See Morewhats the difference betw dormant & evergreen, semi-evergreen?
Comments (1)Foliage habit doesn't really determine plant hardiness. You could have evergreens, semi-evergreens and dormants that survive, or fail. Ask other people in your area how they winter their plants or experiment to improve the survival rate. Also seek advice on which plants are hardy for your area. Good luck, Ed...See MoreWith winter protection can handle being out in the open NE Ohio zone 5
Comments (22)Natchez Glen...I've had the Ryusen for a number of years...until we had the nasty arctic air move in for long periods. Never an issue with walnut seedlings. Glad to hear it's not the actual juglone that is an issue. Never in 24 years of living here...have we had any seedlings appear from our tree. Guess we have hungry critters out in our rural area to leave them root. Trust me...I enjoy working in the yard...and my bonsai hobby. But, I believe it pays to know what one is getting into. Since it's a large investment for trees especially. But, also since I have years back lost much landscape material not understanding juglone was an issue or that it even existed. The nursery staff is what wigged me out saying that it would be difficult with my wanting to plant in the open. Thus...my asking questions here. I wanted to stack the deck in my favor with my next selection....See MoreWhat varieties of azaleas can survive zone 5b?
Comments (15)Rudolph gives great advice for planting in soils near the Great Lakes, whether sandy or clay. I grew up in Cleveland, so reasonably similar growing conditions BellaRosa, you really can't go wrong with either most of the Weston/Mezitt hybrids or the Lights series if they suit your tastes, and most are reasonably available around here. Often some of the evergreen ones from Weston are available in the big box store. In addition to the ones I've shown, I've seen Aglo and Landmark. Often large leafed evergreens are available there also, but you have to check hardiness and size carefully on those. Sometimes labels are wrong, so check that also. Some of my other Rhododendrons are from big box sources as well (my rural area doesn't have many nursery choices without an hour drive, so I buy there if I notice something I want even if it isn't my first choice for quality). Many of my other rhodies have come from mail order or specialty nurseries since nursery field trips are always fun. My tendency is to plant what's available that suits my color and size preferences and is hardy enough since there are so many kinds that looking for a particular type can be an exercise in frustration. I've found that the Rhododendron.org database is a good place to search for information on size and hardiness, though even they don't have every plant I've run across. They also have an Azalea database. I take my tablet with me when plant shopping so I can research in the nursery. I used to take my copy of Michael Dirr's huge book, but the tablet is a lot lighter. http://www.rhododendron.org/search_multi.htm...See Moresherrygirl zone5 N il
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