Hello!
Any advice welcome! Will these white flowers in a (plastic) pot be ok outside in winter? Should I trim them? Move them?
And this climber… she’s looking a little sad and delicate already?
Not sure what the white flowers are, but the climber is a wisteria – they lose their leaves in winter, so it’s looking fine for the season!
They can be delicate when small, but this one looks established and should be fine.
London winters are generally pretty mild, so while plants still lose their leaves/die back, anything that’s not an annual will be back next year!
alexd979
The white flowered plant is an osteospermum, it should be ok outside provided it’s in a sheltered warm spot, they can handle a light frost but if the forecast is for deeper cold than say -3c I would cover it with some horticultural fleece. I live on the Isle of Wight and have my osteo outside year round with no protection, coldest it gets is about -2c.
Double-elephant
First one (Osteospermum, as has been said), well, you can try, but I’ve never had one survive without protection (and even then it’s uncertain) and the second one is probably jasmine of some variety; quite hardy, needs no special care…
Own-Formal-5031
The climber is Jasmine. It will easily survive winter. Once it turns quite cold the leaves will drop and there will be only bare branches left. Come spring new shoots will start again. That would be the time t add nutrients for the plant to feed on ie add fresh compost to it.
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Not sure what the white flowers are, but the climber is a wisteria – they lose their leaves in winter, so it’s looking fine for the season!
They can be delicate when small, but this one looks established and should be fine.
London winters are generally pretty mild, so while plants still lose their leaves/die back, anything that’s not an annual will be back next year!
The white flowered plant is an osteospermum, it should be ok outside provided it’s in a sheltered warm spot, they can handle a light frost but if the forecast is for deeper cold than say -3c I would cover it with some horticultural fleece. I live on the Isle of Wight and have my osteo outside year round with no protection, coldest it gets is about -2c.
First one (Osteospermum, as has been said), well, you can try, but I’ve never had one survive without protection (and even then it’s uncertain) and the second one is probably jasmine of some variety; quite hardy, needs no special care…
The climber is Jasmine. It will easily survive winter. Once it turns quite cold the leaves will drop and there will be only bare branches left. Come spring new shoots will start again. That would be the time t add nutrients for the plant to feed on ie add fresh compost to it.