Aucuba is a plant that is hardy here, just not in my care. :( I planted two in Spring. Small ones--most likely my error, as large ones are available ...

Cannas are pretty reliable here with no protection. I lost a few this past winter as the soil froze, but not most. Canna is a plant you can safely ign...

Glad to hear your Musa made it. Mine did, too, if a bit tattered. Forecast for Bixby tonight is 29 oF so I have work to do this evening. Here is a pho...

This link has some amazing photos and data on this huge storm:I'm glad you held up, Jim. I'm hoping for more updates from folks here who were in the p...

Tim,are you going to get hit by the huge storm Jim and I (and presumably Paul) have had?The winds were not kind to Musa, and it will bring my first fr...

Heidi,that's great. W and I are still designing our new Chameadorea hut. Wish we were as far along as you and Barb. --Erik

Thanks for the update, Jim--I was thinking about you. We had the lower tail of this same storm and the winds were fierce here. W thought it must be Hu...

Tempting, yes, but probably futile. The ones I dug from a friends' garden last month are suffering major transplant shock now. The seedlings with one ...

Mike, turn that AC off! You'll be wishing for the warmth soon enough anyway. Plus you need to save electric bills for palm hut heating....Bixby foreca...

Mike,in your climate, them + the misters might be nice in Summer. Something to dream about over winter....--Erik

It is definitely the time of year to enjoy Musa while you can. I haven't had a frost yet but they are still complaining. My craziest story doesn't inv...

Thanks, both of you. Jubeaea,pumice is not so available here as it was when I lived in Oregon. In fact, I have not seen it for sale at all. Osmocote P...

Thanks, guys. cp, I did a little research on that cold-hardy Cretan Phoenix last year. Right now, when I'm digging and potting palms, I don't want to ...

Barb,this is the Brahea armata I've grown in a pot for years (sorry to keep mixing threads!). I got excited and planted it last Spring near the Chamae...

CP,thanks! I think of Alpinia and Hedychium as hardy, not Zingiber. This one you found might be the one to try. W will still make me bring it in! :lo...