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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
On Mar 23, 2007, joshz8a from z8a, AL (Zone 8a) wrote:
Last year planted this from a 6" pot into a 20" pot, and it grew so well I'll be repotting this spring into at least a 24" pot. Beautiful sturdy leaves the main attraction but enjoyed the delightful tiny flowers. Although I'd read it was a bog plant, I just gave it daily waterings in summer, weekly in winter, as with all my other containers and it did fine in full sun. josh
On Jul 9, 2003, wanda11 from Baton Rouge, LA wrote:
This plant has been very successful in my garden which is located in Zone 8b. It started out last year as a small potted plant in one of my ponds, then I moved it and planted it in the ground. This year, the original plant is larger and we have a large number of new plants that sprouted from the seeds that dropped last year.
On Sep 25, 2001, Terry from Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) wrote:
Thalia geniculata is slightly less hardy than T. dealbata. Its common name, Alligator Flag, may be the result of where the plant is found in its natural habitat, which is near the deeper water of the cypress swamps, where alligators are likely to be found.
Plant in shallow pond or in bogs where the soil will stay moist. It is reliably hardy to zone 8, but with mulching may survive winters outdoors as far north as zone 6. For best results, overwinter in a protected spot.
On Sep 24, 2001, Floridian from Lutz, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
Alligator flag is a large broad leafed aquatic plant with small, delicate purple flowers. The bisexual flowers have 3 petals, 3 small sepals and hang in pairs on zigzag stems.
Its natural habitat is the freshwater wetlands of Florida and the West Indies. It blooms from around May through November.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Phenix City, Alabama Boca Raton, Florida Okeechobee, Florida Oldsmar, Florida Port Saint Lucie, Florida Punta Gorda, Florida Venus, Florida Kemah, Texas La Vernia, Texas
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