Posted by davidb on January 3, 2011, 11:29 am
Do you know what is the plant on the photo ? Where can I get it ?
http://tinyurl.com/33zbnwl
And what with a low temperature. Is it durable below -10 ?
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davidb
Posted by David Hare-Scott on January 3, 2011, 9:16 pm
davidb wrote:
> Do you know what is the plant on the photo ? Where can I get it ?
> http://tinyurl.com/33zbnwl
It's a feijoa in flower, also known as a pineapple guava. Usually grown for
its fruit although it makes a nice hedge and as you see the flowers are
cute.
I could give you the names of some nurseries that supply it but not knowing
where in the world you are this might not be much use.
> And what with a low temperature. Is it durable below -10 ?
It's hard to say as the question is not clear. It will cope with fairly
hard frost overnight, say -5C. I don't know if it will survive -10C. I
think it unlikely it will survive -10F or extended freezing.
Where are you, what is your winter like?
David
Posted by FarmI on January 4, 2011, 1:43 am
> davidb wrote:
>> Do you know what is the plant on the photo ? Where can I get it ?
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/33zbnwl
>>
> It's a feijoa in flower, also known as a pineapple guava. Usually grown
> for its fruit although it makes a nice hedge and as you see the flowers
> are > cute.
Yep, it sure is a feijoa. Mine is in flower right now.
> I could give you the names of some nurseries that supply it but not
> knowing where in the world you are this might not be much use.
>> And what with a low temperature. Is it durable below -10 ?
> It's hard to say as the question is not clear. It will cope with fairly
> hard frost overnight, say -5C. I don't know if it will survive -10C. I
> think it unlikely it will survive -10F or extended freezing.
It is hardy to -10C as we get down to that.
> http://tinyurl.com/33zbnwl