Cold Damage

During the first week of January, 2010, we experienced freezing temperatures.  Here are some photos taken around the nursery.  Predictably, the tropical plants took it the hardest, while, for the most part, our native vegetation was relatively unaffected.  That is something to keep in mind when planning your landscape upgrades.  

Below are photos of a cultivar of Acalypha wilkesiana planted in our landscaping. Soft-wooded tropical shrubs were among the plants that were adversely affected by the visit of arctic air.  But, as you can see in the photo at right, it has recovered to its previous level of splendor.  

          August 2009            

           January 2010                   

July 2010

 

Philodendron sp.' Burle Marx' from Brazil was not liking the frigid temps.

Likewise, the Bentinckia nicobarica palms from the Indian Ocean are exhibiting characteristics typical of many different tropical palms.  As long as the emerging frond is still green, the palm should cast off its older fronds and be fine in a few months.

Note:  The emerging fronds turned out to be brown and we had to throw all of them away.  I reckon we shan't be growing more of that one. 

Orange bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae has seen better days.

Assorted big-leafed tropical things, such as Heliconia spp. will need to be trimmed back.  They will eventually regain the grandeur they developed during the warmer months.

Soft-wooded tropical shrubs, like the pua-keni-keni Fagraea ceylanica are anxiously waiting for warmer weather.

Here is Leea coccinea 'Rubra' red leea, looking more like a dead leea at the moment.

At right, Myrcianthes fragrans Simpson's Stopper with no apparent damage.  You have to look closely to see a little bit of cold burn at the tips of the leaves.  

There is no better advertisement for our local native vegetation than documenting their steady performance through various extreme weather events.
 
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Last updated:  12/20/2011