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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

Winter Hardiness of Roses 555 Winter hardiness of common wheat 220 Winter hardiness of apple trees 188 Winter Hardiness — Hydrangea macrophylla 187 Pear Winter Hardiness 123 Winter hardiness — perennial ryegrass 120 Winter Hardiness of Lily 91 Winter hardiness of winter rapeseed 81 Peach winter hardiness 71 Plum Winter Hardiness 65 Winter Hardiness of Clematis 61 Grapevine Winter Hardiness 56 Winter hardiness of winter barley 56 Winter hardiness — garden strawberry 52 Winter hardiness of sweet cherry 48 Tulip winter hardiness 42 Heuchera winter hardiness 40 Winter Hardiness of Alfalfa 39 Chrysanthemum winter hardiness 39 Winter hardiness of triticale 36 Winter Hardiness of Apple 36 Winter hardiness of Hydrangea serrata 36 Grapevine Winter Hardiness 35 Winter hardiness of apricot 35

Found in these crops

Rose 1 062 Apple 843 Bread wheat 657 Lily 410 European pear 348 Bigleaf hydrangea 315 Peach 264 Rapeseed 258 European plum 245 Grapevine 229 Perennial ryegrass 224 Sweet cherry 223

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.

POULpm003

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Redge

Active

Griselinia littoralis (Raoul) Raoul · Griselinia

Jeffrey Wayne Elliott

2 records

Red Baron

Active

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Dick Degenhardt

2 records

Pisa

Active

Astrantia major L. · Masterwort

Petronella Maria Geerlings-Lommerse

2 records

Red Alert

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

2 records

Poulpah110

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Poulpah121

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Red Spur

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

3 records

POULen010

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Pure Feelings

Active

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

van Gaalen Rene|2286 KL Rijswijk, NL

2 records

POULCY032

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

POULcs006

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Purple Emperor

Active

Hybrids between Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench and Echinacea paradoxa (Norton) Britton

ARIE BLOM

2 records

Red Glory

Active

Hyacinthus orientalis L. · Common hyacinth

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

2 records

Pure Passion

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Van Zanten Flowerbulbs B.V

2 records

Poulcas061

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Poulcas065

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Pheni Reeda

Terminated

Penstemon Schmidel. · Beard Tongue

JASON JANDREW

2 records

Ronja

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Helmut Hiedl

2 records

Poulvic001

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

2 records

Pokerface

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

2 records

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