i planted dr d in ground and it has survived the cold blast and is so green and alive although cut to within an inch or 2 of the ground. i cant believe it. we are rated z 6b - z7 but we very rarely have gotten to 0. if we have it was wind chill and that dosnt count with plants. any one else pushing their luck
dr d is still alive and green under a pile of leaves
iris28
I have left one Brug in the ground, I haven't checked on it, I am in zone 6B, just a little north of Cincinatti, Ohio we have had some really cold weather, most of my big Brugs are in big pots in the basement, but I did want to try one inground
just to see if it makes it, mine is cut level to the ground, we are getting really cold weather all this week
so I won't know for a while if mine made it, Congratulations on your green growth
Elizabeth
cinci is alot colder than us we went there one winter and i left in a sweater and when we got there there was a foot of snow on the ground. but dont be disheartened plants are amazing especially brugs. i left a cutting on the dryer for a week because i forgot about it and it still rooted
Iris28
yesterday it was 51 degrees, today we have snow falling, I have a bunch of Brugs in my basement, I just wanted to see how it went with one inground, I have a bunch of seed crosses in a mini Greenhouse with bottom heat, they are sprouting, so i have plenty, How many do you have?
Elizabeth
15 in the garage in a tent with a heater and one in the house a sang . and the one in the ground lol
i had a pod on harlot but it didnt make it ... they finally went dormant. i have quite a bit of withering on some of them . but they will be ok
iris28
I have 52 in the basement, not counting my seedlings, the set up you have really sounds good, I alsohave Harlot, I am sorry to hear your seedpod didn't make it
Elizabeth
52!lol it was such a pain to drag all the totes into the garage . they are so heavy i couldnt imagine doing it w 52 .
iris28
I put mine in the ground, after the danger of frost, then I lift them then drag, to the basement, but I love them, so I do it
they scent in the yard at night in the spring/summer makes it worthwhile
Elizabeth
Iris28 take good care of Dr D.That one is a real treasure and there aren't too many of them around anymore.
i love it i took a cutting also. it has a great shape and good color. very healthy .. i wanted to leave the roots in the ground because it looked great were it was and i was hoping it would come back .. it froze during the power outages last yr and was fine. so i thought i might try my luck.
Well..I too am overwintering 3 of them in the ground.. a NOID pink.. the Stardancer cross.. and Kells Aborea.. Lke you... just to see what happens... I wonder who the furthest north can pull off one overwintering in the ground.. and then have it come back with some growth the following year...
I'm @ 40* 40 '. 55 North Latatude zone 7b...
i grew up in ny 80 mi out side of Manhattan and if you can pull it off in Brooklyn than i should be able to too lol. we are rated at z 6 an i have no idea why. i havnt bought a coat since i moved here. we dip down in the teens and 20s for about 2 weeks every jan but thats about it
I've got a noid in the ground also. covered with about 3 inches of straw. We've had some weeks at single digits. But still hoping it comes back. If it doesn't I will try again next year and put it in a different location. Right now it is at the corner of my house and does get quite a bit of the the northern exposure. Next year I'll put in more in front to get mostly southern. It could make a big difference.
i checked on it again.. still green and hard. watch us get a blast right before spring...
That's the way is always goes. Mine is under snow right now so I don't dare look.