Post #780440 by Prikli Pear on Mon, Oct 9, 2017 8:16 PM

Mike and Marie, I'm in 8B (possibly 9A, depending on which climate change map you look at) just slightly north of San Antonio. That serratifolia has to stay in a pot--it can't take even our mild winters. On the other hand, I've got in-ground passiflora incarnata (maypop), foetida var. gossipiifolia, caerulea (both blue and the white Constance Eliott types), Amethyst and Inspiration. I've also got vitifolia in a pot. I used to have a much larger passiflora collection, but I lost a bunch before our move three years back and haven't done much to rebuild. But I have plans. Eventually.

Cana are great! Very tropical regardless of zone. I have some in pots I bought as bulbs back in the spring, but never got around to planting. Some are developing seed heads. I'm hoping to get some "Pretoria" types for next spring. The varigrated leaves look fantastic. I also have an actual bird of paradise in the ground, as well as a plumeria. I'm going to wrap them with Christmas lights and cover with frost cloth this winter. We'll see if they make it.

And then I have this flower. The lights-and-frost cloth trick helped it through last winter. No idea what cultivar it is, since the place I got it from is notorious for mislabeling their plants. But it's still impressive.