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johnndeana Antigo, WI Mar 15, 2009

We live in zone 3 and some tell me to stick with the dorment type and others say the semi evergreen will do fine just mulch them in the fall. Is this ok?
John and deana

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NatureLover1950 Vicksburg, MS(Zone 8a) Mar 16, 2009

It's been my experience that, even if it gets cold enough down here to knock back my semi-evergreens, they always come back in the spring. Of course I'm sure what's considered cold down here doesn't hold a candle to cold up there! If I were you, I'd try buying just one semi-evergreen to see how it fares. Last year I found some real pretty colors at Lowe's that they were selling for $2 each for a single fan which have all come back this spring as three to five fans each after several spells of weather down in the twenties. Personally, I don't worry over whether they are dormant, semi-evergreen or evergreen--I buy based on whether I like the color. Most reputable nurseries will tell you if plants will survive in your zone or not. I love day lilies--they are so pretty and easy to grow.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Mar 16, 2009

Plant Files lists the dormant ones as hardy to zone 3 and the semi-evergreen ones as hardy to zone 4. So if you're on the warmer end of zone 3 then if you mulch them really well chances are they'll come back unless you have a super cold winter, but they won't be as much of a "sure thing" as the dormant types. But if there are some semi-evergreen ones that you really love I think it's possible you could get them to overwinter so why not give a couple of them a try.

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