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Thanks, I was hoping it was something cool. Paul Ont: I'm in Michigan ~zone 5b and based on its normal habitat i think it did pretty well for not having any protection. Barb: I saw some photo's now that I know what to search for and you're right the flowers are amazing. I won't have any palm ...

Hello all, I was hoping that someone here may be able to help me identify this plant in my yard. I didn't pay much attention to it last year when I bought the house, but seeing that it stayed green all winter i'm curious as to what it is. Here's a photo, you can click on it for a larger version ...

Thanks again for the advice, I'm starting to feel less worried. Now that I know what the white dots are i can do some better searches to find out more. Would it be better to keep him in a cooler place like a basement or garage? Either case I would have to get some artificial lighting setup.

Thanks for the replies! Jim: I do plan on putting it in the ground at some point next year, for now it will stay warm inside by the windows. Any thoughts on the white spots? I think i'll give it another treatment of liquid copper because it seemed to help last time. I was also thinking of getting ...

Hello everyone! My name is Matt and I stumbled on this forum a few months ago when I was researching cold hardy plants for my landscaping. I live in the Tri-City area of Michigan (Bay City, Saginaw, Midland) ~zone 5b, 6 if we're lucky. I figured I would start out with a Trachy and see how it goes ...