Fragrant Plants Nursery

Plant of the week:

Rose 'Violet's Pride'

I found this Rose while strolling through impressive International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon. I visited it in late August and from all the roses blooming at that time this was the most fragrant one. It has the traditional old damask rose fragrance, beautiful abundant blooms and dark green foliage. It is a true hidden gem because i never heard of it before and i read about roses a lot. I fell in love with this one and upon arriving home i made sure i will have it in my offering this spring. This rose was developed by Christian Bédard and patented by Weeks Roses.
Just added it to the offering on my website!

Rose Violet's Pride (Floribunda) Rose ‘Violet’s Pride’ Rose ‘Violet’s Pride’ is a striking and elegant rose variety admired for its rich violet-purple blooms and classic rose fragrance. The flowers open with deep, velvety tones that mature into soft lavender hues, creating a dramatic and romantic display in any garden. ...

Word about hardiness zones

The USDA hardiness zones are based on average annual extreme minimum winter temperature. What does it really mean?

Here in Bothell, WA i am in hardiness zone 9a. Our average minimum temperatures are 20-25°F. When you buy a plant hardy to zone 9a it will survive those temperatures but usually get damaged by lower temperatures then that.

Now most local nurseries (from our USDA hardiness zone 9a/8b) (including my nursery and all local nurseries from Sky Nursery to Flower World) will sell plants that are hardy to minimum zone 7.
That means every plant sold by us will be hardy to temperatures 0-5F. That is because on rare occasions we will have temperatures dropping to 0F.

So when do you really need to protect your plants?

Note hardiness zones on plants you purchase. Especially those hardy to zone 7 and above.
Protect them when the temperature drops below the avarage annual minimum for that hardiness zone.
For plants hardy to USDA 7 that would be temperature below 0F.

Example of plants hardy to zone 7:
Gardenia, Jasmine, Daphne 'Perfume Princess', Evergreen Huckleberry. All those plants will survive temperatures 0F but can get damaged by lower temperatures.

Most hydrangeas are hardy to zone 4. That means they will survive temperatures of -30F but can get damaged by lower temperatures.

Improved Meyer Lemon is hardy to zone 9 so it will survive temperatures of 20F but can get damaged by lower temperatures.

End note:

USDA hardiness zones apply to plants that are in the ground. Plants in containers can freeze through and even hardy plants might suffer damage from the frozen roots.

Thank you for reading!

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