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If there's another thread on this I apologize, but I didn't see one. I'm just curious what all you guys have had luck with in regards to growing plants outside of their zones. I have started to get a little bold on this, especially after this past winter (which was relatively cold for us).
Last year I got a monstera deliciosa to survive with NO protection; I could hardly believe it - that's two solid zones out of its range. The year before that pothos survived, barely - I lost it this last winter. I also had a very small Ti plant survive next to the house.
So that emboldened me and this year in the spring I went ahead and put all sorts of stuff in the ground that has no business growing here:
Plumeria (I know, this is silly, but I thought I'd see what happens)
2 White Bird of Paradise
3 Traveler's Palms
Several non-hardy bananas
Several monstera deliciosa (most sheltered under the deck or next to the house)
Pothos
Few larger Ti plants (I think it'll be impossible to kill this guy, even exposed, with a 3' tap root on it)
Some non-hardy EE's (chopping the top did work by the way, I doubled ALL my EE's last winter)
What's the craziest thing you've kept alive outside it's zone?
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