Re: Re: uh-oh freezes

Have no intention of trying palms myself! In fact, if it was up to  
me, I wouldn't have taros, canna, bananas, or spider lilies either.  
DH loves the "tropical look", and I am running out of space in south,  
east, and west facing windows.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Oct 18, 2006, at 2:08 PM, james singer wrote:

> Yeah, but it's still a long-long patch from zone 8 to zone 5,  
> Cathy. Given that the zone 8 is a conservative upper limit assigned  
> by academics, it might be fudged a zone and a half most years,  
> "most" being the controlling modifier. And because palms are bloody  
> expensive--even here in palm land--buying one to try in any zone  
> above, say, 7b would be foolish.
>
>
> On Oct 18, 2006, at 8:48 AM, Cathy Carpenter wrote:
>
>> Actually, the palms talked about in the book are already the
>> "hardiest" of the palms - Needle Palm (R. hystrix), Dwarf Palmetto
>> (S. minor), Saw Palmetto, etc. He also talks about use of some as
>> "die back perennials".
>>
>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2006, at 5:19 PM, james singer wrote:
>>
>>> I'm very skeptical about "Palms Don't Grow Here...", mainly,
>>> because if true, it wouldn't have taken a couple of thousand years
>>> to figure it out. Please try it for yourself. But pick a cheap palm
>>> to try it with... if you  can find one.
>>>
>>> On Oct 16, 2006, at 6:02 PM, Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Noreen, I just read 'Palms Don't Grow Here and Other Myths' which
>>>> I think was
>>>> recommended by someone on this list.   The important element to
>>>> tolerating
>>>> cold weather to an other wise non-hardy plant is its care prior to
>>>> the cold
>>>> spell.
>>>>      Ceres
>>>>
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>>> Island Jim
>>> Southwest Florida
>>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>>> Hardiness Zone 10
>>> Heat Zone 10
>>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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