Episode 117: Tender Plants Worth Saving

about everyone can growtropical plantsoutdoors during the summer months , but when the first Robert Lee Frost are calculate , gardeners in colder climates know there will be some ruffianly decisions ahead . Which plants will be moved to those coveted spots by a to the south - face windowpane for wintertime ? Is it worth the trouble to digdahliatubers andoverwinterthem , or should you just start over from scratch with newer , prettier mixture next class ? Should you ( once again ) convince your pregnant other to don oven paw , aid you relocate your cherished collection ofagavesindoors , and cohabitate with those hazardously spiky smasher until spring ? OK , that last interrogative might only be on Danielle ’s mind , but melodic line in to this episode to learn about the many ways our innkeeper have found to get their favourite tender plants through the coldest months , and why it is deserving the effort .

Expert testimonial : Chloë Bowers is a professional nurseryman and landscape painting couturier ground in Newtown , Connecticut .

Danielle’s Plants

‘ Escargot ’ rex begonia ( Begonia‘Escargot ’ , Zones 10–11 )

‘ Cream Spike ’ agave ( Agave‘Cream Spike ’ , zone 8–11 )

‘ Snow Leopard ’ mangave ( Mangave‘Snow Leopard ’ , zone 8–11 )

Red Abyssinian banana tree ( Ensetemaurelii , Zones 8–10 )

Carol’s Plants

‘ Oxford Blue ’ gentian sage ( Salviapatens‘Oxford Blue ’ , Zones 8–10 )

variegate peperomia ( Peperomia obtusifolia‘Variegata ’ , Zones 10–11 )

‘ Doodlebug ’ dahlia ( Dahlia‘Doodlebug ’ , Zones 8–11 )

‘ Coffee Cups ’ elephant ’s auricle ( Colocasiaesculenta‘Coffee Cups ’ , zone 8–11 )

Expert’s Plants

West Indian lemon grass ( Cymbopogon citratus , Zones 9–13 )

Rosemary ( Salvia genus Rosmarinus , Zones 7–10 )

Malabar Spinacia oleracea ( Basellaalba , Zones 9b–11 )

Mexican sour gherkin ( Melothria scabra , zone 9–11 )

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