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Pseudopanax laetus

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in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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So I got a Pseudopanax laetus in the ground and I just can’t believe that Monrovia is saying this very tropical looking shrub is hardy to zone 7, any thought on this…here’s their website….http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/3633/kiwi-gem-shrub-panax/

My plant is growing in mostly shade.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I doubt it's hardy to 0F. Maybe root hardy? I believe foliage was damaged at the SF Botanical Garden in 1990, when temperatures dipped deep into the 20s F for a week. Such a pretty plant, seemingly carefree about our chilly summers and the most tropical-looking of all the NZ aralias.

Jason Dewees

Inner Sunset District

San Francisco, California

Sunset zone 17

USDA zone 10a

21 inches / 530mm annual rainfall, mostly October to April

Humidity averages 60 to 85 percent year-round.

Summer: 67F/55F | 19C/12C

Winter: 56F/44F | 13C/6C

40-year extremes: 96F/26F | 35.5C/-3.8C
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Thats what I was afraid of low 20’sF. Oh well hopefully I can enjoy this shrub for a few years, Thanks for your honest opionin Jason. BTW the shrub I got from you a few years ago is blooming nicely this spring and summer. Love this plant, I’m going to get a variegated one next. Thanks for your help.

Nice ! I ordered some P. ferox. Those will be my first P's - not sure they are even similar to this one. A variegated one exists? I'm sure it's pretty!

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