Has anyone in hardiness zones 5-6 successfully grown one of these? I would like to plant one outside after germination but I feel it'll be to cold.
1265978
I would not put it outside but keep its size under control and keep it inside. My outside temp. is 8F at this point.
1117518
I am not sure, I would think in a cooler area. I live in Florida and had no luck with them. Out of the seed packet I was only able to get four plants which never bared a sprout. I gave up and bought fresh or frozen at the store. I was disappointed, I did grow them up north, (NY) when I lived there. Good luck!!!
314409
I tried growing it indoors in idaho and it grew very slowly until it had two nicely grown leaves above the cotyledons, but after that, it stopped growing and died. i am not en expert, so maybe i did something wrong. do a lot of research online to be sure you will be ready to grow this plant outside of its native habitat.
1227366
Potted mine too in about 3ft dia pot and it was outside over last summer and took well. I live on coast in VA. But then we had a bad rain storm and I didn't get it drained well enough and think root rot set in. It's been in house all winter and I mist it regularly but not sure it's surviving. If it's still seems viable when whether warms I think I should dig up and put rocks in bottom for drainage (there were holes in pot but I'd set it in a pan in house just after bad rain and didn't realize pan was full as I kept watering....stupid!) anyway, my thumb is green with 'easy' house plants and this poor guy (we named him Larry) has kept me in turmoil. I read it's fine to pot but not sure where I went wrong exactly. Hope this helps and I'd love any advice from anyone else!
1037473
Mine were fine in zone 5 out in the open. They are blooming now. If you are concerned, make sure they get some protection with mulch or plant in an area near your house where it is usually warmer.
1443004
Good day I think it can survive the cold weather because I bought mine in the cold weather and it is growing well but just try to get Shipp on speed to insure the life of the plant
1948995
I'm in CA too. I have mine in a pot that I move to a warmer area when it gets below 35 at night. I forgot to move it one night a few weeks ago when it hit 30 degrees and I've been struggling to keep it alive ever since. If it survives, I will put it inside under a grow light next Winter. Not sure what the plan is when/if it gets bigger.
1145313
We planted in mid April in zone 5. Some came, but had unusually hard rains and a cool spring so I am unable to give you a good answer. I would rebuy.
1902843
I live in Utah and it is too cold here to plant them outside. I have grown several indoors. I put them out in the summer and in a very bright room with indirect sunlight in the winter. They have to be trimmed, but bloom for quite a while inside. That's what I intend to do with these.
571176
I've had mine for about 4 mos and it is a great plant, however needs a lot of attention. Recommend that you don't put it outside right away as it will die in extreme climate changes. I would put it where it's mildly warm and move it back and forth from outside to inside for a good month and then have it outside for longer periods of time until you know it can handle the heat and humidity. Mine didn't like the hot outdoors so had to bring it inside for longer periods of time. It is too late in the season to have it outside so I will wait until Spring/Summer to try to have it planted outside permanently.
1348110
when winter comes you are to cut it down to six ins. then put mulch around it. I have not planted it yet. I have been sick. So there for I still have it in the house. Its doing ok, but if you still have warme weather plant it.
1391222
I moved my Gardenia indoors for the winter. I put it by a window that gets partial sun in the morning and early afternoon. It seems to be happy and developed a bud several weeks ago. I just can't hardly wait for it to open!
644057
I planted them in indoor containers. They're pretty fragile so far. They are not "bushy" as the picture shows. Mine are single stalks with a triangular leaf at the top. I thought they would grow like the ones in the picture but so far that's not the case. I guess if I bunched them all together they would look like the picture. I'm pretty sure snow would kill them. I didn't realize they could be an outdoor plant until my sister pointed it out to me from a description she read. I suppose you could try. Good luck!!
625525
it grew well in Florida, though during the hotter days I needed to water more. Honesty I would contact the company if I were you. Maybe there is another time of year you an grow (after the frost). I bought 3 packages. I really liked it.
800066
out of 100 I got three seedlings. I think they need warm soil temperature to germinate. I started in a greenhouse with heat 50-60 minimum night temperature. This may have been too cool for them and the seeds rotted.
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I got my seeds from amazon. Planted them in a hanging basket, and nothing came up. So I wrote to Renee's Garden, the lady who provided the seeds. These seeds need to be planted when the temperatures do not go below 50 at night. Renee sent me a new packet of seeds and I planted them in a hanging basket. The temps are warmer now, and they really began to pop up when we got into the 90's. They like moist, humid weather and warm, warm, warm. Mine have not bloomed yet, but they are coming along. If you wish me to contact you when they bloom, just let me know.
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I have the same plant in the same state and the same question. The answer has always been the same. You have to cut it down to about 6 to 12 inches, dig out the root ball and store it in a box or plastic bag in your basement. This will be my first winter trying this so I cant say how it turns out yet. I do have one outside in the ground and it has survived the winters but it is very well protected from freezing with other surrounding plants and a lot of mulch. Yours will not survive in a pot though. You could bring the whole thing inside as well.