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In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin in Motown, z6 on February 15, 2024, 11:31 pm Today, I lifted the styrofoam rose cone that was over the Wall o Water, surrounding this Chilean-native, VARIEGATED BOXLEAF AZARA, Azara microphylla variegata, plant to see how it is faring, after last month's, -3F minimum. Boxleaf Azara resembles my variegated boxwood plant, I recently showed that is doing quite well, so far, this winter, totally unprotected. The boxwood is z5 hardy. The Boxleaf Azara, however, is only rated z8 hardy. I would never say this plant is solidly z6 hardy, here. Here's how it is faring so far: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hM7j6Rw3DUbNKjCC9 Here's a plant I'm growing in my garden. It is native to Down Under countries, like Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. It, too, is z8 rated. I lifted the cone from this plant to see how it is faring, so far, in a true z6 climate. The plant is the MOUNTAIN PEPPER, Drimys lanceolata. Anybody else growing this BLE, in their "ot of zone" garden, protected or otherwise? https://photos.app.goo.gl/myNW63tApdo9SgSW8 This plant surprises me the most, so far. This plant is also native to the Down Under part of the world. It is rated only z9 hardy, but can grow, in z8, as a die-back perennial, if mulched. Yet, somehow, with the Wall o Water you see, a rose cone over that, and everything covered over with a plastic garbage can, although the foliage is wilted, the leaves are not crispy, and everything is green. The plant is the HONEYBUSH, Melianthus major... https://photos.app.goo.gl/VmWXc2jA4Kw26D4s9 Correction! I am also surprised about this plant, even more so, than the Honeybush. This plant is also rated z9 hardy, but its leaves look completely unscathed, after my z6 (-3F) minimum. This plant is another Down Under native, and is called the MIRROR BUSH, Coprosma repens 'Evening Glow'. Anybody else, but me growing a Mirror Bush, in the ground? https://photos.app.goo.gl/kYfRek7EV9G1ZzNo9 Here's another plant I'm growing, in the ground, that is rated as a z8 die-back perennial. The plant is the HIMALAYAN MINT, Colquhounia coccinea. Most of the foliage is gone, but the stems are green, and there are still a few green leaves on the plant... https://photos.app.goo.gl/y4JSZ565cSLEZnuv9

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Fred SC on February 16, 2024, 12:38 pm, in reply to "In My Garden Today" Alvin. That box leaf Azura‘s plant I think I’d probably like I like the growth that I believe like a tail I’m looking at it yeah. That zone eight Himalayan mint looks like something I could grow very well, but I’m just don’t buy many plants anymore but I appreciate seeing yours. that Australian Cosma looks like something that would be quite nice such a shiny leaf, but the only Australian plan I have is my bottle brush and it should bloom beautiful this year again

Re: In My Garden Today Posted by Alvin, z6 on February 16, 2024, 9:37 pm, in reply to "Re: In My Garden Today" Thanks, Fred. This is the first time trying Mirror Bush (Coprosma), in my yard. Yes, the leaves are quite shiny. I don't think you could see your reflection on them, though, LOL. Since it is rated just z9 hardy, and since protection usually goes on my plants in order of relative tenderness, it became one of the first plants of my in ground plants to begin getting protection. Himalayan mint is sorta hard to find, but I think Woodlanders still offers it. Forestfarm has offered it, in recent years, too.

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