Tropicals & Tender Perennials: "what-can-I-grow-in-my-zone", 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
Here is a rough list of some plants I have over wintered in zone6 some of these get protection each year with either mulching or other forms of protection a few have survived with no protection once established.


Amaryllis 2 species some hybrids
Amorphophallus Henryi
Amorphophallus Kerrii
Amorphophallus Konjac
Colocasia Big Dipper
Colocasia Gigantea
Colocasia Pink China
Colocasia Black Pearl
Crinums I am growing 4 forms
Ecomuis forms
Musa Basjoo
Musa Becarii
Musa Itinerans
Musa Rajapuri
Musa Sikkimensis (hookerii)
Musa Textilus
Musa Thomsonii
Musa Velutina
Musella Lasiocarpa
Agavie Perri forms
Opuntia Sp Hardy Yellow Flowers
Petasites hybridus
Petasites Japonicus Var. Giganteus
Petasites Purple Leaf
Pinellia Tripartita
Tetrapanax Papyriferus
Thaila Delbata
Trachycarpus (Hayes Stiffie) Possible Hybrid
Trachycarpus fortunei (Atlanta)
Sabal Palms
Yucca Rostrata Many other yuccas
Their are others like Bamboos a few begnoias and many cactus type plants if the drainage is good.

Here is my mothers yard. Her yard is like a big experiment she is given certain possible hardy tropical plants each year and test them to see how they preform for her. She takes nothing inside but does mulch the plants up every fall. I have more photos of the place when it's mulched up and dormant.