can bizzy lizzies grow after our cold winter?

trinidadone

hi all,

I bought some bizzy-lizzies for the garden. I got them after the summer rush so they were marked down. While I was getting these, a fellow shopper told me these will regrow again.

I told me neighbour this, and he told me I should of took little snipets and kept them in water inside. Now I am confused!!!

The plants naturally died when the snow hit us, but will they resurace again, or shall I through them away, and get new plants in the summer months????

peter_the_piper

After even the mildest winter they die. They originally come(I think) from sub tropical jungles so are not able to survive the cold. I had 50 cuttings in a greenhouse heated to 10C and they still died.

trinidadone

peter_the_piper wrote: »

After even the mildest winter they die. They originally come(I think) from sub tropical jungles so are not able to survive the cold. I had 50 cuttings in a greenhouse heated to 10C and they still died.

oh bum so i guess I need to put them in my garden waste then

peter_the_piper

Yep I'm afraid.
Don't be tempted to buy too soon ,G/centres try to convince you to buy new stock far to early for most people so be patient they will catch up.
Wait until the ground has warmed up a bit, imagine standing with your bare feet in the ground overnight.

trinidadone

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Yep I'm afraid.
Don't be tempted to buy too soon ,G/centres try to convince you to buy new stock far to early for most people so be patient they will catch up.
Wait until the ground has warmed up a bit, imagine standing with your bare feet in the ground overnight.

oh ok, i feel such a fool

Mojisola

trinidadone wrote: »

I bought some bizzy-lizzies for the garden. I got them after the summer rush so they were marked down. While I was getting these, a fellow shopper told me these will regrow again.

They would have done if you'd kept them warm enough but they are very tender plants. The other way to overwinter them is to root cuttings in the autumn - they don't have to be kept in water - and pot them on when they start growing away in the Spring. The advantage of cuttings is that you can get a lot in a small space.

Alterntively, you can overwinter a couple of bigger plants indoors as house plants and take a load of cuttings in the Spring.

trinidadone

Mojisola wrote: »

They would have done if you'd kept them warm enough but they are very tender plants. The other way to overwinter them is to root cuttings in the autumn - they don't have to be kept in water - and pot them on when they start growing away in the Spring. The advantage of cuttings is that you can get a lot in a small space.

Alterntively, you can overwinter a couple of bigger plants indoors as house plants and take a load of cuttings in the Spring.

thanks moj

amcluesent

It's going to be a very late Easter this year, so maybe for once the plants bought from the garden centre over the holiday weekend won't get frosted and die off!