Are there any species which are frost hardy (resistant to -5C) and can be grown in the garden (in free draining soil?).
I'm not looking for one, but saw some for sale in a garden centre in the outdoor section, and not surprisingly, most had turned to brown mush.
Having looked in a few of my books (none specialised in Stapeliads though), I couldn't find any reference to any cold hardy species, and if anything, found that most were better kept at 7C or more...
(I'm just curious btw!)
Hardy Stapeliads??
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Hardy Stapeliads??
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Re: Hardy Stapeliads??
Poor stapeliads!! Don't these places employ someone who gives a damn about plants??
If I were in walking or bus distance of a garden centre, I'd try to get a temporary job in one...
If I were in walking or bus distance of a garden centre, I'd try to get a temporary job in one...
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Re: Hardy Stapeliads??
The quick answer is no! With protection from rain, the one that might survive some freezing is Orbea (the old Stapelia) variegata, which grows on the Cape Peninsula, on very steep slopes.
Was this garden centre suggesting that Stapeliads are "Garden Succulents"?
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Re: Hardy Stapeliads??
I also saw some Stapeliads in a garden centre recently, the Wisley Plant Centre in fact. However they were clearly marked as requiring protection in winter, i.e use like summer bedding. Some of their other 'garden succulent' range were hardy species though.
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Re: Hardy Stapeliads??
Yes it was Derek!
Garden succulent able to withstand temperatures to -5C in well drained soil.
(Nothing mentioned at all about keeping it dry)
Post Edited (12-18-06 09:10)
Garden succulent able to withstand temperatures to -5C in well drained soil.
(Nothing mentioned at all about keeping it dry)
Post Edited (12-18-06 09:10)
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Tending more towards cacti, particularly Gymnocalyciums, Rebutias, Sulcorebutias, Echinopses, Thelos, Feros and Mamms (and anything else I like the look of!) all in an 8 x 6 polycarb greenhouse and a few windowsills!
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Joined BCSS April 06 (# 48776)
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