03-16-2016, 09:17 PM
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Location: Edmond, OK
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Re: The cold hardy list
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Originally Posted by meizzwang
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.
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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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