Re: cold weather - plants outside?

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.05.25 at 15:02:21(6564) Dear Les, I would NOT have much hope for ay of the plants you list if you expose them to temp`s in the 50`s!!! Move to Florida. Julius +More >>It's already getting to be late in the growing season, but temperatures on Long Island are reminiscent of the ice age. I expect to see glaciers developing at any time. Night time temperatures over the next 2 weeks will continue to be in the 50s. Day time temperatures won't break 70 until more than a week from now. Can any of the following aroids tolerate being outside without degenerating - I'll even settle for stagnation. I'm just trying to get my greenhouse emptied so that some work can be done on it. Here's the list: Alocasia micholitziana Alocasia lowii Alocasia cuprea Alocasia "Blackie" Alocasia sanderiana Alocasia reversa Alocasia "Hilo Beauty" Alocasia longiloba magnifica Anthurium crystalinum Anthrurium clarinervium Anthurium andreanum Anthurium "Crystal Hope" Xanthosoma braziliensis (or some minor variation of that species name) Xanthosoma variegata "Albo striata lutea" Will any of the above be damaged by nights in the lower 50s if they don't warm up much during the day? Les

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