Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden #90, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Jan: That is one beautiful vine, I've never heard of it before and I love that bloom! I'm sorry to hear that you had another hospital trip ... hope you are doing better now? I know what you mean about unexpected cold snaps killing your plants, I've had that happen a few times too. The weather is changing so drastically anymore I wonder from year to year what won't survive. Last winter I lost plants that I'd had for 25-30 years and from the looks of things this year there are a few I don't think will recover.

Debra: I'm not sure what's going on with your Queen Palm but it doesn't sound good if the top fell off, maybe rot in the crown? We have a few Queen's planted in the yard and last year one didn't survive the winter, the top died out and it looked like it was growing new fronds from the top but my husband chain sawed the top off (thinking it would re-sprout!%&) and I told him I was sure the tree wouldn't survive that pruning job, LOL ... it didn't! We have 3 large Queen's in the front yard and one looks like it was hit pretty hard this winter, many cold damaged fronds and I sure hope it recovers. I think you should just take a wait and see approach with your palm ... 62º isn't really too cold for it in your basement so maybe it's just sulking and will sprout new growth in spring!

Pelargonium doesn't seem to mind the cooler temp's at all: