Will the plants survive shipping in freezing weather?
442567
I believe that they will. I have ordered air plants in the winter before and they have been fine. Plus I think the company accounts for the weather and makes sure to protect the plants properly.
21667
Yes, bring it indoors if it is going to freeze. Put it in the garage where it is still cold & gradually bring it in. It can take cold but gradually. Direct sun light will not hurt it. About the only thing that will hurt it is over watering it. Mine died after a 23 degree night. It was too young to take the freeze.
200440
I would think they would freeze well. I used them fairly quickly, so I didn't have to freeze them. I will tell you they were not all intact when they arrived. It didn't matter for my purposes, but just saying.
1953695
I can't honestly answer that. I do know that air plants last a long time. They are not like regular plants that will die without water after a week. I suspect that they will be able to last until Christmas in the box. But this is probably a question that needs to be asked of Hinterland trading.
347695
I would plant in th spring, and they can survive a freeze, best in zones 2-7
315128
Yes can be used outside as long as it is above freezing and out of the weather for all kinds of plants.
988238
If it freezes where you live and stays frozen for several days I would not leave them outside. The have some weight to them but I don't think they are too heavy to move. I put the plants in the container they either came in or a different one and then put them in the pot so they are easy to move. Hope this helps.
644057
I planted them in indoor containers. They're pretty fragile so far. They are not "bushy" as the picture shows. Mine are single stalks with a triangular leaf at the top. I thought they would grow like the ones in the picture but so far that's not the case. I guess if I bunched them all together they would look like the picture. I'm pretty sure snow would kill them. I didn't realize they could be an outdoor plant until my sister pointed it out to me from a description she read. I suppose you could try. Good luck!!
1634620
I haven't used them for freezing (got them for my Sunday school class to grow seeds in a planting medium with the lids as sort of a "greenhouse".
1840934
They tolerate heat a bit better than cold. If you think it is cold enough for the culture to freeze, I would wait to order until it is a bit warmer. Or make sure you will be at home when it arrives.
1935998
If you can purchase an insulated box from them. I ordered mine when the weather was warmer and they were sent open to the air in a net bag. Worked fine then but I am afraid they would freeze now. It took about 5 days to receive.
1368574
Probably not unless you bring it inside whenever the temps are going to be lower than 10 to 15 degrees. Colorado is hardiness zones 3a to 7a. This plant needs to be in zone 8 or higher to survive outside year round. And you didn't state which part of Colorado.
2247655
I live in Louisiana, but we did have below freezing weather this year and my planter held up find. Don't know about snow though.
1902843
I live in Utah and it is too cold here to plant them outside. I have grown several indoors. I put them out in the summer and in a very bright room with indirect sunlight in the winter. They have to be trimmed, but bloom for quite a while inside. That's what I intend to do with these.
2009664
Don't see why not. They are going to freeze back in the winter.Growing showy, tropical "Elephant Ear" (Colocasia plants is possible even in cold weather zones. These plants make a great showing as a backdrop or a center of interest in any garden. If temperatures average below about 40-45ºF (roughly 4-7ºC) for any extended period of time, the root system - tuber(s) - must be dug up and stored in a cool, dry place until replanted the following warm season.
2156149
I ordered mine in the cooler weather but they arrived in uninsulated packaging so I would say "No" to your question. Mine arrived in great shape but, as I said the weather was cooler when I ordered them.
655352
I think so. I've seen lots of them growing on the Island of Capri, Italy, on top of a mountain. But they definitely won't live through freezing! They do well in Midland TX until it freezes.