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'Variegata' - Golden lemon thyme. Cultivars are selected for foliage color, and aromas of different citrus fruits. The following are sold by various nurseries, often under the synonyms, so scientific naming is not reliable: Lemon Supreme [6] — Light mauve flowers on vigorous plants with much richer lemon scent than that of most lemon thymes.
Cold-hardy citrus is citrus with increased frost tolerance and which may be cultivated far beyond traditional citrus growing regions. Citrus species and citrus hybrids typically described as cold-hardy generally display an ability to withstand wintertime temperatures below −5 to −10 °C (23 to 14 °F).
Boronia citriodora, commonly known as lemon-scented boronia, [2] lemon plant or lemon thyme, [3] [4] is a woody shrub that is endemic to Tasmania. It has pinnate leaves and white to pink flowers that are arranged singly or in groups of up to seven, in the leaf axils or on the ends of the branches.
Glory of the snow (Chionodoxa luciliae) is another plant that can survive winter outside. A bulb perennial , it can often appear so early in spring that snow is still on the ground, filling the ...
Beat the winter blues with these easy-care plants. They'll add blooms and attractive foliage to containers in the cold months. 10 Plants for Cold-Weather Containers
Thymus pulegioides, common names broad-leaved thyme or lemon thyme, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. Growing to 5–25 cm (2–10 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) wide, it is a small spreading subshrub with strongly aromatic leaves, and lilac pink flowers in early summer. [2]
When freezing temperatures threaten, we can take steps to insulate plants against the cold. For brief freezes, you can simply cover plants with blankets, towels, burlap, or other insulating materials.
Five types of rootstock predominate in temperate climates where cold or freezing weather is not probable, especially Florida and southern Europe: A double graft union of diamante citron upon sour orange rootstock. Sour orange: the only rootstock that truly is an orange (the Citrus × aurantium or bitter orange). It is vigorous and highly ...