Winter Blooming Heath
Henry Z6(OH Zone 6b)
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Henry Z6(OH Zone 6b)
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Heather in winter?
Comments (7)Ericas are pretty difficult to grow from seed - for one, the seed is tiny and difficult to collect and second, requires some unusual methods (i.e., smoking) to ensure germination. Propagation is most easily done from layering or by striking cuttings. The wholesale nursery I work for is one of the largest retail providers of heaths and heathers in my area and they grow all their plants from cuttings. Not a fast process, however.......heaths and heathers grow slowly and it's a 3-4 year process to get these to a full gallon sized plant. Here is a link that might be useful: propagating heaths and heathers...See Morewinterizing of heath and heather
Comments (2)Since they are considered evergreen subshrubs, I'd be cautious about covering their crowns with any type of heavy mulch like compost - it will only encourage rotting. Covering with old fir tree boughs or a light fluff of straw may be appropriate but I would most likely consider just mulching upto the crown of the plant to protect against heaving or freeze/thaw cycles, not over the top of it. Otherwise, a good snow cover is one of the best insulators. Here is a link that might be useful: growing heaths and heathers in cold climates...See MoreWhat is blooming for you now?
Comments (35)I enjoy jasmine nudiflorum (winter Jasmine). It looks like a vining forsythia, but it is not fragrant. Usually it starts blooming right around this time of the year, but this year it started in November. There are still buds for future flowers on many of the branches. Schizostylis has been blooming throuhout the year, but it peaks now. Some rudbeckias, pansy and dianthus have been blooming all winter. Yesterday, I was having a 4-H sewing group in my kitchen and the kids spotted a hummingbird. I normally do not feed them except to provide a lot of flowering plants. This is the best time of year for me - the chickens are laying eggs again, the seed catalogs are here, friends are calling to come for the promised scion wood or free plants, the water barrels are overflowing....so much to be grateful....See MoreMy Winter Garden
Comments (15)Sheila, tacking a question onto an old post (and one that requests email follow-ups) is not a very good idea, as the questions often get overlooked. And the OP gets unwated/unrelated emails!! Better to start a brand new thread. To answer your question, perennials for the most part are pretty hardy and will tolerate, and in many cases require, cold winter temperatures for necessary dormancy and vernalization. You just want to set your thermostat so that the pots do not freeze solid, potentially causing root damage. You do not want to provide so much heat that the plants continue to grow through winter - they need to go dormant. Personally, I'd probably not turn on any heat at all unless you are predicted to experience a cold snap with temperatures in the low 20's or teens for an extended period. Then just set it to keep the temperature just at or slightly above freezing....See Morediggerdee zone 6 CT
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