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Originally Posted by NJblue
My wife doesn't want any plants that are "northern". What plants have people found that are tropical in appearance but tolerate a winter like this (by tolerate, I mean at least survive and come back in the spring)? So far, it appears crotons are a "no" and hibiscus is a "yes". What about bougainvillea? lantana? Anything else?
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Lantana are pretty hardy and should recover without a problem. Hibiscus -- even if freeze gets them mine almost always come back the following year...especially if heavily mulched. Bougainvillea -- One of my favorites, but they don't tolerate freezing temp as well as some others might.