Spider plant in zone7b

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sasha10 Valsolda, Italy(Zone 9b) Aug 07, 2008

I have a spider plant in one of my containers. It is protected from the northern winds. Would it make it through the winter (it never gets colder than -8C on my terrace).

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 07, 2008

I've tried over wintering them in the ground several times in my version of zone 7b and have not had any luck. I really doubt they'd make it for you in a container outside because when the roots of a plant are above ground they are even more suseptible to the cold.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Aug 07, 2008

I don't see why you couldn't bring it inside for the winter. It would love it and you'd get to see it more often.

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Aug 07, 2008

I have wintered mine outdoors and I'm in about the same zone. The leaves die off and come back the next spring so the spider plant stays small. I thought I had killed it the first year, but didn't get around to getting rid of it, then the leaves came back. I've also brought them in for the winter and put them back out in the spring. They get bigger that way. If you do leave them out, I wouldn't leave the pot sitting in the snow and I'd put it in the most sheltered place you can find.

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sasha10 Valsolda, Italy(Zone 9b) Aug 08, 2008

Thank you!
I will bring the container in just to be on the safe side

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glendalekid Tuscaloosa, AL(Zone 7b) Aug 08, 2008

I'm in zone 7b, cold temp got down to 10F last winter here. I have two spider plants in the ground, morning sun, afternoon shade, in an east-facing bed next to the house. I mulched them heavily last fall. They did die to the ground last winter, but came up bigger than before this year. You might be able to plant them in the ground and they would winter over.

In a container they would be in about zone 6b or even 5b as you lose at least one zone and probably two because of the container. So, if you want to keep them in the container, you definitely need to bring them inside when it gets cold.

Karen

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Aug 08, 2008

Maybe you could experiment and take one or two out and put them in the ground and see what happens. If it doesn't work, you have lots of babies to fill in your pot.

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Aug 08, 2008

I would leave them out through at least the first freeze, they seem to do better if they get a bit cold. Just bring them in before prolonged cold or snow.

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