Illicium leaf droop in cold temperature

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Illicium leaf droop in cold temperature

Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:31 am

Illicium leaves sure droop in cold temperatures..............it's pretty mild too. It's 20F-25F outside and the leaves look like this:

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Post by andym » Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:58 pm

Tim..... that looks a fairly large shrub. What species is it? I was under the impression that Illiciums are a bit on the tender side min Zone8 plants :scratch: They are great plants and I have Illicium Henryi. Can't say that mine has drooped like that but the Daphniphyllums I have do.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:21 pm

Hi Andy,

I have two different Illiciums......a white flower and a reddish flower. Both have done great in my yard since I planted them in 2004.

Here's a couple June 9, 2004 photos of them when I planted them:
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Here's a few update photos......the red is on the left of the Yucca and the white is on the right of the Yucca. The white is about 8 feet tall now and the red is smaller but the trunk was broke by snow loads a few years ago:
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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:42 pm

Tim, the leaves on my Aucubas are doing the same thing with these cold temps right now. I brushed up against them by accident, and some leaves fell right off :x
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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:08 am

Hi Cameron

Keep us updated on your Aucubas......your pushing their limits!
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Post by hardyjim » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:05 am

Do they smell nice when they are blooming?
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Post by andym » Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:21 pm

Really good looking shrubs Tim :mrgreen: ...you certainly have green fingers. The red one looks like Illicium Floridata.
Aucuba are hardy here but in cold temps the leaves go limp like Tim's Illicium.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:51 am

Hi Jim,

the whole plant of Illicium smells like a spice.......not sure how to explain it. They do have great looking flowers and bloom 2x per season here. I'll try to make some rooted cuttings this spring.......I tried a couple times with no success yet......I may have to look up how to root Illiciums.....any tips anyone??

The Illiciums actually seed here and I have a few seedlings growing under the mother plants. If they get bigger this spring I can dig them up!......not sure of their flower color.......perhaps a hybrid mix?
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:54 am

Hi Andy,

I'm not sure of exact ID of these Illiciums..........they are hardy here! They do form seed here.....if interested let me know and I'll try to harvest some in June-ish. Most of the pods don't seem to have seeds in them but I did find a couple seedlings growing under the mother so there must be a few seeds!
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Post by andym » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:51 pm

Tim... I would love some seeds if you can harvest any :D Sorry no tips on propogation but they are related to Magnolia I believe so not easy.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:26 pm

I'll watch out for seed Andy. :wink:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:41 pm

the Illiciums look fine after this cold winter

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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:58 pm

It's healthy looking shrub, Tim! Sorry for your monkey tree... It should be covered with some sun protection cloth, shouldn't it?
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:51 am

Hi Igor

yes my MP tree needs some winter sun/wind protection on the coldest nights. It does have some browning. -6.5F (-21.4C) is pushing their limits.
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