Hardy Plants

Read about Hardy Plants in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hardy Plants. The word "hardy" covers many distinct ideas. It is used to distinguish plants that can be cultivated outdoors the year round from plants that must be grown under glass part or all of the year. For example, in this Cyclopedia plants are spoken of as hardy as far north as Washington, D. C., New York, Boston or Montreal, meaning that the plants are not killed by the winters at these places. In its widest sense, "hardy" indicates resistance to all kinds of unfavorable conditions. Thus, while all the common geraniums are tender plants, one variety may be hardier than another because it withstands intense heat and drought and general neglect. In general, however, the unqualified word "hardy" indicates that the plant is able to withstand the winter of the given place. See the articles Border and Landscape Gardening. Smaller divisions of the subject of hardy plants are discussed under Alpine Plants and Aquatics. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.