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Variety traits

Winter hardiness

Winter hardiness is a complex indicator of a variety's ability to remain viable throughout the winter and early spring periods, including resistance to frost and other environmental stress factors.

Mentioned in descriptions 27 261 varieties reference book.

Winter hardiness is a complex plant characteristic that includes resistance to freezing, smothering, waterlogging, frost heaving, and winter desiccation. Unlike frost resistance, which is limited to tolerance of low temperatures, winter hardiness takes into account the entire spectrum of adverse effects that lead to plant death or damage during the cold period.

The winter hardiness of a variety is evaluated using methods of field assessment of crop conditions after winter, employing scoring scales, as well as laboratory studies. The latter include direct freezing of plant monoliths, biochemical analyses of sugar accumulation, verification of the viability of the tillering node, and the use of genetic markers to determine resistance.

The level of winter hardiness depends on the genetic potential of the variety, the plant's ability to harden, agronomic cultivation practices, and the microclimate characteristics of a specific site. When choosing a variety, one should focus on regionalized forms, bearing in mind that the resistance indicator is relative and requires comparison with local standards and growing conditions.

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Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

JONIGHT

Active

Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. · Ninebark

Jones John,Jones Maria

3 records

HM 1218

Active

Helleborus lividus Aiton x Helleborus niger L. x Helleborus x hybridus hort. ex Voss

Josef Heuger

4 records

JLPN01

Active

Parrotia persica (DC.) C. A. Mey.

JOHNATHON LEE LEWIS

3 records

HL 1018

Active

Helleborus niger x Helleborus x hybridus

Josef Heuger

3 records

Coreopsis auriculata x Coreopsis lanceolata

Saul Robert Mark|Atlanta, GA, US

3 records

Jantar

Active

Thuja occidentalis L. · Northern white-cedar

Wlodzimierz Flejszer^^^Franciscus van Gils^^^Jakub Jablonski

3 records

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Sandrine Delabroye

3 records

Hillav

Active

Lavandula x intermedia Emeric ex Loisel. · Lavandin

Hillier Nurseries Ltd

3 records

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

van Noort Marco|2361 HG Warmond, NL

3 records

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

Verschoor Jan|Haarlem, NL

3 records

Hbabab

Active

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Hydrangea Breeders Association B.V.

3 records

Intense

Active

Geranium x cantabrigiense Yeo

Rotteveel Roy

4 records

Fireball

Active

Berberis thunbergii DC. · Japanese barberry

Michal Andrusiv

3 records

Inov42

Active

Lonicera L. · Honeysuckle

Kapusta Veronique|Beaucouze, FR

3 records

Dicentra Bernh. · Bleeding heart

Shiozaki Akira|Fukagawa, JP

3 records

Hachliss

Active

Dasiphora fruticosa (L.) Rydb. subsp. fruticosa · Shrubby cinquefoil

Holger Hachmann

3 records

Berberis thunbergii DC. · Japanese barberry

Michal Andrusiv

3 records

Hemerocallis L. · Daylily

Walters Gardens Inc

3 records

Rosa L. · Rose

ir.A.J.H.van Doesum

3 records

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI Belfast)

4 records

Bistorta amplexicaulis (D. Don) Greene · Red bistort

Lommerse, Gerardus Adrianus P. / Lommerse, Hendrikus Petrus

3 records

ICHWHIT

Active

Scabiosa L. · Pincushion flower

Kaori Ichiba

3 records

Hylv02

Active

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

van Rosmalen Nick

4 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Lendert De Vos

3 records

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