Nothing spreads a bit of Christmas cheer like seeing hardy bananas still halfway in-tact this far into December.
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Musa basjoo |
Since October 1st, it has only dipped below freezing once (to 30F/-1C) on November 10th. The mild weather has some interesting influences on a few plants. Some plants think it's late summer...
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Rose |
Others think it's early spring.
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Primula vulgaris |
August?
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Rubus idaeus 'Caroline' |
Plants all over the place are in the wrong season!
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Lilium longiflorum |
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Lewisia cotyledon |
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Polygala chamaebuxus 'Kamniski'
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Speaking of the wrong season, I stuck this bromeliad under these palms for the summer and when I went to go pull it out a month ago, it wouldn't budge! If it doesn't want to move into the greenhouse, I won't interfere. Maybe it will survive the winter out here...
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Neoregelia princeps |
My Lewisias don't look a bit like yours: they're hunkering down and shivering! What a topsy-turvy time!
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of plants that have not properly gotten themselves ready for winter. If we get a real cold snap the loss may be significant.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing green bananas in December! It's truly amazing.
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