What does this mean in Plant Files?

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daisylovn (Tracey) Mobile, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 13, 2009

Hardiness:
Not Applicable

Does it mean -- "We don't know" or "Its hardy everywhere" ??

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postmandug Bardstown, KY(Zone 6a) Nov 13, 2009

More than likely because it's an annual.

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daisylovn (Tracey) Mobile, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 13, 2009

Well now postmandug,

That really makes sense.. : )
Thanks!!

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dxcomposer canvey, United Kingdom Nov 13, 2009

hardiness not applicable means the shrub you are looking at will come up every year...

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altagardener Calgary, AB(Zone 3b) Nov 13, 2009

It may mean something different to every person who has entered it into PlantFiles. They aren't any real standards and it is not checked later in any systematic way.

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postmandug Bardstown, KY(Zone 6a) Nov 13, 2009

dx, here in the states it usually is applied to an annual plant.

Doug

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 13, 2009

The intent of hardiness "not applicable" in Plant Files is for annuals (the type of annuals that are true annuals everywhere...not the tender perennials that happen to behave as annuals in colder zones). But I'm sure not everyone who's making entries in Plant Files would interpret it that way, so chances are there are some "not applicable" entries where the person didn't know the hardiness, or interpreted it to mean something else. If you see that listed on something where you're not sure it's correct, it doesn't hurt to check a few other sources.

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