These plants are generally cold-hardy down to minus-10 degrees or lower ... These include plants such as tropical hibiscus, fleece flower, tea olive, oleander, and most gardenias, camellias ...

Many growers dream of having a large herb garden brimming with fresh herbs for cooking, tea ... plants are more mild-mannered and they’re especially attractive to native bees. Another cold hardy ...

A bitter cold spell, often caused by a dip in the polar vortex, may cause some gardeners to worry about their plants. “Plants that were chosen to be hardy in our climate should be fine,” said ...

Q. We got lucky and our bed of petunias was not damaged by the recent cold. How hardy are the plants? A. Petunias like the cold but cannot stand freezing. Tops of petunias are often damaged when ...

But the flowering tree is an Asian native that’s related to the tea plant (C. sinensis), and there are cold-hardy varieties, I learned at the seminar. With names like April Tryst, Pink Icicle ...

When sharp crystals pierce the walls of plant cells and their water drains away, the tissue dies. Don’t try to protect everything. Some cold-hardy plants such as daffodils, hellebores and ...

This is typical here in North Florida. As a result of the freezing periods, the less cold-hardy tropical and subtropical landscape plants can be injured. For example, it’s normal for popular ...