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Old 03-16-2016, 09:17 PM   #82 (permalink)
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Default Re: The cold hardy list

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Originally Posted by meizzwang View Post
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Raja Puri was able to maintain most of its leaves without any freeze burning despite a few nights that went below 32F. Maybe a the tip of a leaf here and there turned brown. Williams had most of its leaves fried, but the P-stem is all good. Dwarf Orinoco had a few fried (brown) leaves, but the P-stem is all good. Hi color Mini died all the way to the corm, and only the side suckers seem to be alive (the main P-stem turned completely brown to the ground). M. balbasiana, despite being exposed to the same temperatures, showed ZERO damage, it was pretty shocking.


From Top to bottom: Hi color Mini (the brown stem), Dwarf orinoco, Williams, Raja Puri, and raja puri. This photo was taken Feb 19. 2016:


I'll have more updates next winter with regards to how Ice Cream, Dwarf Brazilian, and Praying hands tolerate cold. Those overwintered indoors because they were too small.
Very very nice. It's surprising that you can grow your plants that big in such a cool climate. I have a daughter in San Francisco, beautiful place.
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