Plants all survive the winter!!!

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hasty22
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Plants all survive the winter!!!

Post by hasty22 » Sat May 02, 2015 6:54 pm

Hey guys I uncovered all plants around the first of April. They all survived pretty good. It was a pretty mild winter.. Zone 5b in BC.

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Post by canadianplant » Sun May 03, 2015 6:57 am

Thats pretty good you got that basjoo to survive with leaves intact! Whats the plant 6 pics from the bottom?
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Post by hasty22 » Sun May 03, 2015 7:16 am

Hello that is Chinese silver grass or miscanthus giganteus. grows 10 to 12 feet high.

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Post by TerdalFarm » Sun May 03, 2015 8:44 am

Great results!
Thanks for sharing.

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Post by chadec » Mon May 04, 2015 5:33 pm

Plants look great. You did an excellent job on you winter protection.

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