Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Planting Dwarf Poinciana trees/tropicals in Delaware, 1 by HollyAnnS

HollyAnnS wrote:
Tj, I had to look up the Dwarf Poinciana they sure are pretty no wonder you want to grow them. You guys in Zone 7 can push it a bit farther toward the Tropicals than I can in Zone 6. I have quite a growing collection of Tropicals and the question of what to do with them come fall is always an issue. You can push your Zone a bit farther by taking advantage of any Micro Climes you may have in your garden. If you are growing them from seeds you could put some in the ground to see how they do and some in big pots, too.
I just picked up this little guy a month ago. The height on this will only get 6 to 8 ft high and it's about 2 ft now so it should be a happy house plant this winter. If I can overwinter it suscessfully it should be a nice looking plant next summer.
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