Carolina Gardening: ATTENTION FELLOW ZONE STRETCHERS!!!!, 1 by Beach_Barbie

Beach_Barbie wrote:
Finally have time to add my 2 cents to this thread.
I'm growing a couple of plants that shouldn't be hardy here:
Queen Palm - I have 2 in the ground and last year I mulched them 3' high with pinestraw. I'm going to do the same thing this year.
Tropical Hibiscus: I had one in the ground last year against the South side of the house. Mulched it some, but not as much as the palm. With the drought this year and the fact that it only gets half a day of sun, it didn't bloom this year. Did get 5' tall and thick.
Datura: I had a triple yellow datura come back and get 8' tall. I barely mulched this one at all. I kinda hoped that it wouldn't come back. It got HUGE last year.
Ones I'm trying new this winter:
Ravenea rivularis (Majesty Palm): I have this in a pot and it's about 6.5' tall. When it gets cold consistently, I'll put it up against the South side of the house.
Hibiscsu schizopetalus (Chinese Lantern): It's against the East side of the house and I WILL be mulching this.
I'm also trying 3 more tropical hibiscus against the East side of the house.
I attached a pic of the Queen Palm that's against the East side of the house. It was taken a year ago this month. Now it's a good 3-4' taller. Love it!
Barb