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Frost Surprises
I was shocked to see my geraniums still alive after several days of below freezing temperatures.
The last three days we’ve had killing frosts. Frosts hard enough to create ice on the tops of standing water. However, when I looked out in my yard I was surprised to find some plants still standing tall and blooming. So, here a list of plants that I found are frost tolerant. Of course this doesn’t mean that if you get into the low-20s or teens that they’ll still keep going, but with our recent upper-20s and low-30s they’re still blooming.
Flowers
- Strawflowers
- Cosmos
- Signet Marigold ‘Starfire’
- Snapdragons
- Petunias
- Dianthus
- Carnations
- Cleome
- Sweet Mace
- Pansy
- Gaillardia
- Pincushion Flower
- Geranium
- Coreopsis
- Rose
- Salvia (Victoria varieties)
Vegetables
- Peppers growing up against the house
- Chard
- Fennel
- Carrots
Some of the items are not a surprise, because they are known to flourish in cooler weather, but many of these were a huge surprise. I expected to wake up to black slime throughout my garden after the first frost. I colorized those items I didn’t expect to make it through.
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