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What plans cope in a cold conservatory

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whatamess100 · 05/09/2023 07:13

Just that really, ive collected lots of plants varying from spider plants to monstera but its dawned on me that the conservatory may be too cold as its not heated.

What plans can cope in a conservatory?

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BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 05/09/2023 08:13

Calamondin, kumquat, lemon, some varieties of lime are hardy down to about 5°C. Like lots of sun, and a cool period over winter encourages fruiting.

BinturongsSmellOfPopcorn · 05/09/2023 08:17

And figs. Get a small variety like Little Miss Figgy.

Butterworts, if you have a corner out of the sun. They like a cool period over winter, but not too much direct light.

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 05/09/2023 08:19

If you look on the Rhs website, it will tell you the hardiness of each plant. They alll have different requirements, and there is a difference between an unheated conservatory which maintains some heat, and a plunge into the artic zone lean to.

MereDintofPandiculation · 05/09/2023 09:35

My stalwarts are Christmas Cactus and Pelargonium - the latter flower all the year round.

BigBundleOfFluff · 05/09/2023 19:44

I have this issue. Baltic in the winter and over 30 degrees in the summer. I've lost a few plants to either extreme! So I don't have anything very expensive in there now, just bog standard plants. Fatsia japonica does well and I keep having to chop bits of my umbrella tree off to keep it from touching the roof! Pony tail palms survive well as do rubber plants and all varieties of snake plants. Begonias die off in the cold but will recover in the spring and banana trees or fiddle leaf fig will sulk.
Good luck! In my experience in a cold snap they can drop dead overnight so move anything further inside which is precious.

Lagershandy · 05/09/2023 20:00

Stephanosis, it was in a plant gift basket and I put it in a pot of compost.
It is now about 4 foot high and full of the most gorgeous smelling flowers in July, and my conservatory runs the gamut from the heat of the devil's bum crack, to positively Artic.
'Steph' seems to love it!

whatamess100 · 06/09/2023 19:58

I've got a rubber plant and a monstera they won't do well, will they?

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MereDintofPandiculation · 07/09/2023 08:37

They’ll need to come into the warm for winter

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