Pam over at Digging invites gardeners to post foliage from their gardens the 16th of each month and The Lazy Shady Gardener over in Austin gave us view of his winter warriors that are down but not out.
I'm doing the same. Here are some of the ugliest photos you'll ever see on this blog. Will they survive? Or is this the end of the trail? As the famous singer Enya tells us, "Only Time Will Tell."
Visit Pam over on my sidebar favorites to see other foliage with perhaps less carnage from winter winds.
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#1 Good News: The Chinese Fan Palms can stand 24 degrees, but not 21.
The Giant Bird of Paradise will come back, but it MUST have a mild winter or it will fade away. The pygmy palms are gone and I'm not trying them a 3rd time. They can't stand much below 28 degrees.
This confederate rose agave was covered by 3 layers of towels. It will survive and regrow quickly.
This Agave desmettiana is probably gone for good. The others are in the greenhouse. 32 degrees will damage this plant.
This bed of agaves looks untouched from the hard freezes. I like these plants a lot. All were left uncovered!
Ironically, these Bromeliads go by the name "Happy Thoughts". Not so Happy, are they? They'll recover slowly.
My precious
Monstera deliciosa. Oh well, the books say that it's root hardy in zone 9. We shall see.
This is the saddest case. I had one towel left over and it was already dark. I could not recall which plant needed covering and I had covered about 15. It was this agave...Agave geminiflora. I think it will grow back, but isn't it a slow grower? I'm a bit depressed right now just looking at the thing.
And finally, a lit bit of art. This cardboard palm will recover. The Giant Monkey Grass knows no fear of cold.
My wife looked out the back window last weekend and announced that the circus was in town. I told her no, it was a gypsy caravan passing through. Will I need the towels again? Only Time Will Tell!
At least the cat's happy. Thanks for stopping by unTropical Texana. I'll be Tropical again once we hit 80 degrees. Today it was 74 and it's been mild all week.
David/ Houston Texas :0)
