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Post by grindle on Apr 16, 2011 18:50:56 GMT
I found last year, things that looked like they had survived died off as soon as it started to get warmer Louise
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Post by merlin on Apr 16, 2011 18:58:18 GMT
I found last year, things that looked like they had survived died off as soon as it started to get warmer Louise Me too, or at least weren't the same.
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Post by Cherry on Apr 16, 2011 20:29:24 GMT
I found last year, things that looked like they had survived died off as soon as it started to get warmer Louise That is right Grindle. They look like they have come through but give up or just look sick.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 16, 2011 21:03:43 GMT
I hope that is not the case with my Corokia 'Frosted Chocolate'. It has been shedding leaves but doesn't look completely dead. I had two, the small one is very dead, the bark has pealed at the base but the bark is still sound on the large one. I've looked it up and it says minimum temperature is -8 degrees I was hoping it would pick up with the warmer weather.
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Post by Cherry on Apr 16, 2011 21:08:35 GMT
Am I getting mixed up or is that the wire wool barbed wire type of plant?
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 16, 2011 21:23:30 GMT
It looks like this (when healthy) and has tiny yellow flowers.
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Post by grindle on Apr 17, 2011 4:39:09 GMT
my corokia just about came through last year, although the tiny piece of new growth came from the bottom, this year it doesn't look good, but I will leave it a few more weeks before I take it out
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 17, 2011 5:33:09 GMT
I'm not ready to give up on mine yet.
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Post by Louise on Apr 17, 2011 6:08:24 GMT
I have a pomegranate that has survive being outside in a pot! I sometimes wonder if it's cold n' wet rather than extreme cold that does 'em in. It's precisely that, it's a killer. Here though no area stays wet so that's my point - the ground is as dry as a bone in winter and that's why i have a lot of success where others fal (in this region). it's during the drier spell that these have reacted, so, i'm thinking drought after harsh winters equals losses.
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Post by merlin on Apr 17, 2011 6:24:34 GMT
I sometimes wonder if it's cold n' wet rather than extreme cold that does 'em in. It's precisely that, it's a killer. Here though no area stays wet so that's my point - the ground is as dry as a bone in winter and that's why i have a lot of success where others fal (in this region). it's during the drier spell that these have reacted, so, i'm thinking drought after harsh winters equals losses. Looks like you'll have to start 'rain dancing' good luck. ps, if you do can we see a video?
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Post by Louise on Apr 17, 2011 14:54:01 GMT
;D
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Post by peony on Apr 17, 2011 15:19:23 GMT
I was pleased to see shoots on my Rodgersia today which I thought might have succumbed to the cold
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Post by Cherry on Apr 17, 2011 16:36:41 GMT
That's good Peony. They are nice plants and I have never had one. I might remedy that when I visit a nursery.
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Post by peony on Apr 17, 2011 18:25:25 GMT
That's good Peony. They are nice plants and I have never had one. I might remedy that when I visit a nursery. Mine flowered for the first time last year Cherry and the leaves are very attractive. Mine grows in shade too.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 23, 2011 16:40:32 GMT
I'm amazed to see my Eccremocarpus growing again. I was given some seeds years ago and told they were tender so treat them as an annual. They come back year after year no matter how cold it got or how badly I treat them.
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