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Oleanders in Virginia Beach

>Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:49:32 GMT
>From: dave-poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk (David Poole)
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Cc: dkm@cts.com
>Subject: Re: California freeway "wildflowers"
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>On Fri, 17 Apr 1998 Doug wrote:
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>I was somewhat surprised to see very healthy and rather substantial
>Oleanders in gardens close to the sea front at Virginia Beach
>recently.  Their winters there are significantly colder than ours,
>conversely it has to be said that the summers are often warmer by a
>good 10F or  more.  Frost tolerance would appear to be at least down
>to minus 5C - probably rather more judging by those at VA Beach.
>

>
>David Poole
>

Hi David,
 We seldom get our "average" minimum temperatures here in northeastern
North Carolina/southeastern Virginia. A number of us grow plants that are
"hardy most years".
 3 winters ago, when most of the USA recieved lower than normal winter
temps, the oleanders were mostly frozen to the ground. They came back from
the roots just fine though. Norfolk Botanical Garden uses them extensively
along several of their canals.
 During one week, the low was 13, but the days "high" was only 27. We
normally never stay below freezing for more than a few hours at night.
 Japanese fatsia, the hardiest red, pink, and white oleanders, a few
eucalyptis, windmill, needle and sable minor palms, all do well here. They
are normally planted in semiprotected areas.
Matt Trahan  <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 31, AHS heat zone 7, northeastern N.C.

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