Carolina Gardening: Soooo....18 degrees in Kure Beach, 2 by Beach_Barbie

Beach_Barbie wrote:
We left for a family event on Thursday, when it warmed back up. When we got home tonight I saw a LOT more damage than there was on Thursday.
The bird of paradise is really looking bad. It isn't dead, but if temps continue to get low, it just may not survive.
The potted plants I had covered made it through, but some are looking better than others. The fish tail palms are brown, as is most of the boston fern. The Bilburgia nutans 'Queens Tears' is actually limp, but not dead.
The grapefruit is mighty upset with very curled and burned leaves. The bower vine next to it is pretty much all brown.
My star jasmine is a lot worse of than I expected, while the Washington orange I had next to it, both covered with a sheet, looks fine.
One plant that did make it through fine is one I bought in September at Plant Delights Nursery, a deciduous agave - Manfreda undulata 'Chocolate Chips'.
I guess I'll be trimming back some plants tomorrow.
Barb