Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My coldhardy tropical gardens...an experiment in the works!, 1 by tigerlily123

tigerlily123 wrote:
Wallaby, have not forgotten about the measuring of the trachys-got sidelined by starting a new bed-the one with the Crepe myrtles...I took all but one out. These dwarf youpon hollies are really tough to get out of the ground-they have been there for 20 yrs and have a root system that is really developed. We are putting a come-along on them today to pull them out. There are over 20 of them! I also started the pansy seeds for the fall crop Friday, so I am getting a little overloaded! It is also hot as hades outside here and the humidity is really bad this year. I am determined to get these plants from Plants Delight in the ground this week though!
Wallaby, I hope that you start seeing that silver coloring on the backs of that buddy soon, cause right now it looks pretty green to me, and that isn't a good sign. The true princeps stands out right away as different -the silver is very obvious-even on the younger leaves.

Hikaro, I really don't have a clue about the cold hardiness of the princeps....lol I saw it and thought it would be a cool Trachy to have here-very unusual silver color to the backs of the leaves. Anything is worth trying, but have you put a needle palm in yet at your house? I would think that you are going to have the most luck with those and the minors.

Heres a picture of the mess I am dealing with right now. Since this pic we have taken out the last of the hollies and the grass in the top right hand corner of the pic.