Lots of tropical garden plants can move indoors for the winter instead of losing them to the cold.
Wouldnt it be great if you could save some over the winter to replant for next years garden?
Byron Martinis theco-owner of Logee’s Plants for Home & Garden.
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Justin Hancockis a horticulturist for Costa Farms.
Which Plants Can Overwinter Indoors?
Not every key in of garden plant will overwinter well indoors.
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There are many plants produced for our summer’s use as ornamentals in containers or gardens.
So, when winter comes outside, they die off, he says.
For example, most houseplants, fromphilodendronstohoyas, are tropical perennials, Martin explains.
The same is true for many plants you may think of as a summer annual like begonias or geraniums.
You may have heard ofoverwintering geraniums(Pelargonium spp.
The short days of winter reduce the natural light indoors significantly.
Theyll be in a near-stasis of slow growth during the winter.
For example, coleus, geraniums, succulents, abutilon, sweet potato vine, andbegoniasare among the easiest.
Some plants go fully dormant for dry storage with soil removed, likedahlia tubers.
It may also grow leggy and lanky, reaching for the light by spring.
One thing that can help is totake stem cuttingsclose to spring.
With fresh new roots, your cuttings should be ready to grow well once moved outdoors again.
