It's been an incredibly mild winter overall, but temperatures dropped HARD during a cold snap in December and early February.
They dropped to 6F (compared to 3F at my place), but the damage there was a little worse than in my yard on Long Island for the evergeeens because they are exposed to so much sun and wind. Everything looks pretty good. This was the coldest we’ve gotten since 2016.
UNPROTECTED:
Sabal minor: So far so good!
Daphniphyllum: Minor leaf damage.Usually there isn’t any damage.
Florida anise: No damage
Evergreen dogwood: Total burn (usually no damage)
Frostproof gardenia: total burn
Fatsia japonica: Leaf burn, but no dieback.
rohdea japonica: No damage
mahonia: No damage (still blooming!)
PROTECTED:
Trachycarpus: No damage
Summer snow Gardenia: Minor leaf damage.
Crown Jewel Gardenia: No damage.
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| Trachycarpus were protected, the illicium floridanum was not & looks great! |
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| Daffodils about 3" up! |
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| Hyacinth are poking out |
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| Fatsia japonica are a little burned but looks like no dieback here |
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| Daphniphyllum macropodum showing some leaf burn which is surprising. Overall it looks good! |
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| Also surprised to see some minor leaf damage on Aucuba japonica. The full sun and wind definitely contributed to that. |
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| Sabal minor was completely unprotected. So far it looks okay, but we'll find out more in the spring! |
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| Mahonia japonica and Rhodea japonica looking nice together! |
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| English laurel untouched by the cold. Haven't figured out where to put this one yet! |
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| Gardenia summer snow to the right and crown jewel to the left. |
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| Crape myrtle bark looking so pretty! |
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