Re: Anthurium frost tolerance?

When my greenhouse got down to 20 degrees F for a few hours two winters
ago all of the Anthuriums looked dead but did survive. It took several
months before they started showing any growth. One important fact is
that the soil in their pots did not freeze as it did not stay cold for
very long.

Mark Lysne 

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From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com
[aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Ken Mosher
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 11:31 PM
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Subject: [Aroid-l] Anthurium frost tolerance?

2 years ago at the IAS conference I bought my mom an Anthurium with a 
bright, hot pink spathe.  I planted it in one of her gardens in Venice, 
FL.  It did very well until the freezing weather this past winter.  I 
had hoped that only the foliage was killed and that the plant had 
survived, but Mom reports that it isn't showing signs of life.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the likelihood that it survived?  How 
long should Mom wait to see new growth before she assumes that it's 
really dead?  It would be too bad to lose it. It was a great looking
plant.

-Ken
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