Thursday, January 12, 2012

Does anybody know if the plant called Mona Lavender, can stay outside all winter long and survive.?

I live up North, where it gets cold. Real cold.

Does anybody know if the plant called Mona Lavender, can stay outside all winter long and survive.?
One of the only downfalls of 'Mona Lavender' is that, like most Plectranthus, it doesn't tolerate very cold conditions, although it has been known to survive light frosts in Pretoria. If you live in an area prone to winter frosts then plant it in spring and it will flower in the autumn before the winter frosts take their toll.
Reply:since Mona Lavender is a plectranthus, related to the swedish ivy family, it is not hardy in zones below 8. It will barely take a light frost, and should be treated as a bedding plant or a house plant that can be taken in, in the winter.A web site, with gorgeous pictures:



http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/ple...
Reply:if you lived in warmer conditions i would say yes but if it is very cold then no it could kill it... especially with the odd year with weather we've had this year... take it inside but just make sure that it is near a window


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