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O.K. my fault I know. I planted supertunias, geraniums, elephant ear bulbs, portulaca, clematis, etc. and last night we had a frost warning (I think it got down to 32 degrees).
I brought most of the pots inside before I went to bed but the geranium and elephant ear bulbs are in pots that are too big for me to move. I did cover the pots with a cloth but this morning the geranium leaves look a little wilted and droopy.
Any idea if they will survive? Also, we are expecting 40 degree lows in the next week. Is it safe to put the containers back outside or should I wait until lows are above 45? 50?
This is my first year with geraniums that are in a pot on my balcony. I got cuttings and just shoved the cuttings into some soil in a pot. They're amazingly hardy. We've been having lows in the 40's and they've been fine and even started flowering.
I think we've even had some nights into the 30's. My balcony is pretty protected, with a clear tarp across most of it to manage rain, but open on two sides. I also built a privacy fence on it, so it's not too windy. But, I didn't cover anything up, including the geranium and it's doing great.
I would think that if you did get any dead areas, that you could just trim it back. As long as you have some live leaves, it should come back just fine, I'll bet.
The cuttings I got, by the way, are the scented geraniums with pretty little pink flowers that smell so good, like citrus! I've never cared for geraniums, but I'm loving these scented ones.
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We managed to keep a favorite geranium alive all winter outside, with temperatures getting down to below 20 a few times. I was just looking at it yesterday and trimmed off a few dead branches but it's showing flower buds. It's on the covered front porch, and when it got below freezing I inverted a cardboard box over it. We have two Clematis, and both survive the winter every year without any problem, now growing out nicely. They are well established, though, new plants are more tender.
I've never cared for geraniums, but I'm loving these scented ones.
Same here, but I do like those with the pretty leaves, like these:
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and droopy.
