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| I planted a fern leaf lavender in my yard, it is either pinnata or multifida (not quite sure). Anyone know how to tell the difference? Most sites say it is not cold hardy beyond zones 7-8. My plant is huge and I'd rather not dig it up and bring it in. Is there anyway I can protect this so it can survive my winter conditions in northern IL? Anyone growing it in Zone 5? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Sep 27, 13 at 7:23
| i have ..not very often .. tricked a z6 into living over winter for a year or two ... in a perfect micro climate ... i highly doubt you will have any luck tricking mother nature into 2 or 3 zones ... google propagation of such.. and see if you cant take a couple small pieces off the side.. rather than digging up a huge plant ... in other words.. try to over winter it.. but cut your odds.... in the alternative... you are basically going to have to pay the bucks.. and grow a perennial as an annual ... of which.. many of our annuals actually are ... ken |
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| Ken, I appreciate the advice of taking some, rather than, all of it from the yard. I hadn't thought of it. I really didn't expect it to grow so much in 2.5 months. |
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