Fwd: PLANT HARDINESS
- Subject: Fwd: PLANT HARDINESS
- From: N Sterman T*@PlantSoup.Com
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 12:54:48 -0700
Somehow, this got sent to me rather than to the listserv:
Begin forwarded message:
From: L Schmiege <schmiege32@yahoo.com>
Date: August 20, 2006 4:46:04 AM PDT
To: TalkingPoints@PlantSoup.Com
Subject: Re: PLANT HARDINESS
Put in the heating system as you get older you will appreciate it.
Besides it drives out the damp. I live in Greece and put in heat
only recently and love it. Oleanders grow wild on our property and
we sometimes have a meter of snow. It does not seem to bother the
Oleanders.
L.. Schmiege
N Sterman <TalkingPoints@PlantSoup.Com> wrote:
That doesn't seem like a contradiction to me, Peter. Here in
Southern California, oleander thrives, but we have heating systems
in all the homes. I spot checked ratings for oleander and I see it
rated as hardy down to 20 F (that would be -7 C I believe). That's
below freezing. Whether you need a heating system for that
temperature, I guess, depends on your personal tolerance for cold.
Why you can't grow it in Sussex, I don't know
Nan
On Aug 19, 2006, at 3:31 AM, Peter Thurman wrote:
Dear All
I have recently joined the MGS and this forum and have a question.
My wife and I live in East Sussex in England but have just bought
a house in Italy.
It is 650m above sea level and 5km north of Lake Bolsena in Umbria
Our builders tell us that it is very cold in winter and we will
need to have a good heating system.
When I asked if that meant we couldn’t grow plants such as
Oleander (Nerium) they said “Oh no, they will grow fine here”.
But, we can’t grow Oleander in rural Sussex (I’ve seen it outside
in London recently).
So my question is are the builders right or wrong or is it just
that Italians feel the cold more?!
Peter
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