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Thanks Aaron. I was trying to get a feel for if our winters are similar. Sounds like they are. With the exception of precip maybe. I'm with you I hate winter too. Last winter was awesome though. My crepe myrtle didn't even die-back. You don't see that till you get to zone 6b.

Thanks Cameron. I'm in Springfield, IL zone 5b/6a.

I put this together pretty fast hope it worked potted yucca faxonian and agaves <a href="http://s1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/Springpatch77/?action=view&current=100_5145.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh531/Springpatch77/100_5145....

Cold is a deciding factor, but wet cold is the killer! :x If you can keep the roots dry and the crown dry and the plant is not stuck in weather below 32f for long periods, it should live. It can get below -0F where these plants come from, but it is dry in the winter and warms in the day. I noticed ...

DesertZone, where you live do you have winters where the temperature stays below freezing for possibly a whole month or at least a few weeks? This seems to be a deciding factor on many sub-tropical plants.

Thanks for the welcoming Barb! I'm glad I found this site! I'm on Gardenweb but this seems to speak more to my obsession with exotic plants that may stand a chance where I live. I was equally amazed that anywhere in Canada is warmer than here. That's one of the sucky things about living in the Midwe...

That's not what I expected from yucca rostratas. There's so much talk about them being hardy to zone 5b. They have pictures of them in New York. Mine's real small right now, my plan for this winter was to place a clear storage tub over it with lots of air holes drilled into it. I'll try to get some ...

Woa! Thanks for telling me that! I've been nurturing this tiny rostrata for over 2 years now!

Thank you. I have a yucca rostrata. I was thinking about just putting a plastic bag over it in the winter and maybe poking some holes in the side of the bag. Does anyone think this would work or would placing a bag over it kill it?

Are there any trunking yuccas that would survive a zone 5b unprotected east of the Mississippi?