Propagation: Plant propagation part XVII based on my own experience, 1 by evelyn_inthegarden

evelyn_inthegarden wrote:
Thanks for the offer Sharon, but I am allergic to lantana. I break out horribly if I touch it. I have a neighbor who buys them every year for an annual show, but I don't think they winter over here, but I could be wrong.

Sometimes Zone 10 plants can winter over if they are placed in a protective microclimate. I got a Cape Plumbago to winter over as it is placed right near a large kniphofia. I let its leaves grow over it in the winter then trim it when it gets to be warm weather. I don't see it flowering yet though, I may have to give it some fertilizer. It is by the road up front and I have not yet got to that area to fine tune it, though that area is weeded. The calendulas wintered over and were blooming not too long ago and I think one still has a bloom on it. Everything likes it to be a tad cooler and then they will bloom again. I have no idea how many years these calendulas will live as I thought that they were annuals. Now the exception are the Gold Coin plants which are in bloom, but I forgot their botanical name is, so I don't exactly know what they are, but they are definitely a perennial as they bloom about this time every year. They have yellow daisy flowers. I will take a picture of them and maybe someone can give me their proper name.

This picture is a copy of a picture I took when I first moved here in 1987. It was the coldest winter and the most snow we ever had. Maybe this will give everyone some cool thoughts when you are too hot...

(edited for poor spelling....)

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