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Date Posted: 03:18:06 01/05/04 Mon
Author: Ian
Subject: Re: Frost hardiness in large hybrid Echeveria
In reply to: Brian Faulkner 's message, "Re: Frost hardiness in large hybrid Echeveria" on 21:41:00 12/02/03 Tue

Brian and Bev, you are quite right. The species and hybrids you mentioned, especially E. pumila (or secunda), E. elegans and E. Imbricata are all fairly frost hardy down to minus 6 or 8. In fact I have seen the latter growing fully expose in cold old Goulburn. However, since I have a huge quantity of these fabulous plants and not being nearly so expert as Bev is, I deliberately tried several of the lovely big (15 inches diameter and larger) Echeverias such as Alta May, Red Sapphire and Paul Bunyan outside this past winter. I placed them all under the overhang of the polycarbonate roof of the glasshouse right next to the glasshouse wall, facing east. The glasshouse is situated in western Sydney near Penrith and we had temperatures of minus 8 last winter. While the results were not that the plants died, they were badly burned around the outer edges; so badly in fact that it has taken the last five to six months of nursing them back to health inside the glasshouse to get them back to their former glory. You are quite right in saying anyone who tries the big showy Echeverias outside in frosty areas is in for a disappointment. This should not stop anyone from growing them if they can give them cover; Echeverias are simply the best of all the succulents! ƒēCheers, Ian

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