canadianplant
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

My ginger ( eating kind)WeigelaClose up8 new Phyllostachys Aureosulcata alata shootsdifferent anglethe "dead" olympiad roseUnknown passiflora, labeled...

16 years ago
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RE: Azaleas?

As far as ive learned, Azalea are a type of Rhodo. Correct me if im wrong please....Mine is labeled "Decideous Azalea 'Exubury' ( Rhododendron hybri...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

There are these kind of iris, I THINK they are called ladyslipper iris. Their hardy to zone 6 ( from what ive found), and they come back here, year a...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

Thanks all for the comments. The hybrid tea rose, is said to be zone 6, zone 5 if im lucky.Its true, the city is rated zone 3...... at the airport. ...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

UPDATE!!!!My thought-it-as-dead olympiad hybrid tea rose is alive, with about 8 new stem buds. As well as my giant canna ( indica purpurea), sprouted...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

Good luck to you too rob, ill keep an update.Heres a couple of updated pics, the lily is called something like "pink double pixie asiatic lily", and u...

16 years ago
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RE: Azaleas?

My Lollipop azalea hasnt been tried over winter here, but it flowered pretty good a few weeks ago. Check out my thread "pushin gthe limits of cold ha...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

Yup, i ordered em from watcom ( seedrack.com). I recieved the order, took 2 weeks to get it up here ( NW ontario). Im just trying to find some info ...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

My Fargesia made it here, healthy and happy:D[img/a>[img/a>[img/a>[img/a>[img/a>[img/a>[img/a>[img/a>

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

newest plant..... im awaiting a Fargesia Scabrida.... and some gloriosa lily, gonna ry to grow tea, coffee, some colocasia, and red torch ginger seeds...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

WEve been gettin lots of rain latley, which we desperately needed. Decent temps, slightly cooler then normal, btu the nights have been nice, 9-12 C, ...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

THanks barb!!!!!, still lots fo work to do, weeding and another few bags of multch LOL

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

1 and 2 - My FArgesia Rufa, and the area its growing in, with Snow on the mountain, and some fern3 - Peoney, older then 50 years, this year about 5.5 ...

16 years ago
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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

Ok Ive added a few things... I found a Cyperus "King Tut". So its planted, im hoping to dig it up fer the winter. Heres some updated pics:

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