COLD HARDY
PLANTS
Growers and Breeders of Unusual Cold Hardy
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Chasmatophyllum musculinum
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Quantity
of plants tested: 6
Size of plant tested: 1st year seedlings which were started from seed
in May 2000.
Soil texture: sandy loam covered with peastone granite.
When planted: the plants were planted in the ground in June 2000.
Winter protection: none
Microclimate: warm microclimate, approximately 4 feet off a
south facing wall.
Temperature: refer to 2000-2001 winter on this chart
Findings: four plants died, and the other two plants suffered major
burn and rot, but survived and quickly grew into a nice looking specimen
plant by June and even flowered off and on from May through September. |
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September
4, 2000 - This photo shows the size of the plants as of September
4, 2000. These are first year seedlings which were started in
May 2000. |
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November
20, 2000 - here's the plant as of December 23, 2000. The
plant is pushing up it's first flower of the season. Low temperature
so far was 25F. No damage has been observed to date. |
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December
2, 2000 - here's the status as of December 2, 2000. We
have observed some minor damage so far. The low temperatures have
been 12F, 12F,and 14F. No damage at all was observed after the first
night down to 19F. |
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December
23, 2000 - this photo shows the plant a few weeks later on December
23, 2000. The low temperature so far without snow cover has been
5F. The plant is showing more signs of failure, but still looks
alive. |
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December
29, 2000 - this photo shows the plant as of December 29,
2000. The low temperature so far has still been 5F (without
snow cover). December 25 was a cold day with highs only in the
teens. It was quite apparent that the last few days has really hit
this plant hard. |
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February
4, 2001 - this photo shows the plant as of February 4, 2001. The
plant was snow covered from December 30 through January 8 and from January
21 through January 25. The low temperature so far has still been 5F
(without snow cover). It's looking very bad now, will it survive?? |
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Mid
May 2001 - here's the status of the plants as of Mid May 2001.
Notice how the leaves turned green and it's already flowering. |
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August
14, 2001 - here's the plant as of August 14, 2001. As you can
see, it is doing very well with much new growth. The flowers are
small 1/2" to 3/4" diameter yellow flowers which open just past
noon and close up at night. Notice the two different sizes in
leaf length. The plant on the left has small leaves while the plant
on the right has much larger leaves. |
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Mid
May 2002 - here's the plant in mid May. Flowers all summer here. |
