Comments on: Jeff Law’s 2009-2010 Houston Freeze Data for Xeriscape plants in Houston http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/jeff-laws-2009-2010-houston-freeze-data-for-xeriscape-plants-in-houston/ Allgood Information Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jen http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/jeff-laws-2009-2010-houston-freeze-data-for-xeriscape-plants-in-houston/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Jen Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:39:43 +0000 http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/?p=598#comment-158 Hi Thom, Thank you for your input. Houston has so many micro-climates. What is your zip code? Our list was gathered in the Heights. Jen Hi Thom, Thank you for your input. Houston has so many micro-climates. What is your zip code? Our list was gathered in the Heights. Jen

]]> By: Thom Potempa http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/jeff-laws-2009-2010-houston-freeze-data-for-xeriscape-plants-in-houston/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Thom Potempa Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:31:59 +0000 http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/?p=598#comment-152 Howdy Jen: Ran into your xeriscape winter plant survival web page. I have some additional experience from this winter; from your list I either agree (and have repeated it from your list) or have other xeriscape plants that I added Regards, Thom Potempa **** "Good plants" aztec grass gulf Coast Muhly grass maiden grass roses cassias dianthus Cacti (most) (I lost a San Pedro!) Yucca Turk's Cap Bottle brush plant Cigar plant Beauty Bush snapdragons Indian carnation esperanzas rock roses gardenias African bulbines various salvias boganville all came back (even a verigated one) Normal winter flowering plants that DID NOT do well that usually prefer winter cassias (inconsistant with above; mine stayed green but did not flower) Some plants that did not like this cold at all. ixora (mine actually came back!) coleus (mine all died) little john bottlebrush- looks burned, but leaves still on (see above; mine came back) wandering jews (mine survived but are near the house) succulents (the bromileads near the house did quite well with the pups, however) lost 2 of 3 Pride of barbadoes lost most hibiscus Howdy Jen:

Ran into your xeriscape winter plant survival web page. I have some additional experience from this winter; from your list I either agree (and have repeated it from your list) or have other xeriscape plants that I added

Regards,

Thom Potempa

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“Good plants”

aztec grass
gulf Coast Muhly grass
maiden grass
roses
cassias
dianthus
Cacti (most) (I lost a San Pedro!)
Yucca
Turk’s Cap
Bottle brush plant
Cigar plant
Beauty Bush
snapdragons
Indian carnation
esperanzas
rock roses
gardenias
African bulbines
various salvias
boganville all came back (even a verigated one)

Normal winter flowering plants that DID NOT do well that usually prefer winter
cassias (inconsistant with above; mine stayed green but did not flower)

Some plants that did not like this cold at all.
ixora (mine actually came back!)
coleus (mine all died)
little john bottlebrush- looks burned, but leaves still on (see above; mine came back)
wandering jews (mine survived but are near the house)
succulents (the bromileads near the house did quite well with the pups, however)
lost 2 of 3 Pride of barbadoes
lost most hibiscus

]]> By: Jen http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/jeff-laws-2009-2010-houston-freeze-data-for-xeriscape-plants-in-houston/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Jen Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:38:53 +0000 http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/?p=598#comment-29 please send me a picture. please send me a picture.

]]> By: Carla http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/jeff-laws-2009-2010-houston-freeze-data-for-xeriscape-plants-in-houston/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Carla Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:09:31 +0000 http://www.jenscapes.com/blog/?p=598#comment-28 Hi Jen, Nice list! It looks like war over here at my place and I tried to cover up as best I could. I have a problem vine called "cats claw" that of course made it through the freeze just wonderfully. Nothing kills this stuff. It overruns everything. Have you ever found a way to eradicate this stuff? We spent over $1000 a few years back to get it out of a dozen hackberry trees before it smothered them. Hi Jen, Nice list! It looks like war over here at my place and I tried to cover up as best I could. I have a problem vine called “cats claw” that of course made it through the freeze just wonderfully. Nothing kills this stuff. It overruns everything. Have you ever found a way to eradicate this stuff? We spent over $1000 a few years back to get it out of a dozen hackberry trees before it smothered them.

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