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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.

TMGH

Active

Magnolia grandiflora L. · Southern magnolia

Strickland Thomas Julian

4 records

VLR001

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Rumen Conev, Canada/Parminderjit Sandhu, Canada

4 records

TAHI05

Active

Hibiscus moscheutos L. · Crimson-eyed rose mallow

Alain Tan

4 records

Tokyo

Active

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

5 records

Hibiscus L. · Hibiscus

Walters Gardens Inc

4 records

Sunset

Active

Nandina domestica Thunb. · Heavenly bamboo

Wouter Leopold van den Dool, Van den Dool Cultures B.V.

4 records

Tunpetti

Active

Acer pseudoplatanus L.

Paul Gagnon, Barbara Ann Gagnon

4 records

Armeria pseudarmeria (Murray) Mansf.

Steve Eggleton, Howard Bentley, Plant Growers Australia

4 records

Tiarella L. · Foamflower

Gossett Gary J.|Portland, OR, US

4 records

Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Asch. & Graebn. · Pampas grass

Verhoef Gijsbertus|Hazerswoude 23G1 NE, NL

4 records

Campsis x tagliabuana (Vis.) Rehder · Hybrid trumpet vine

Sakaue Koichi

4 records

Astrantia major ssp involucrata W.D.J. Koch

Geerlings Aad

4 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Meinl Katrin

5 records

Coreopsis rosea Nutt. · Pink coreopsis

Leonard Mark Alan

5 records

SMSJBP7

Active

Syringa L. · Lilac

Wood Timothy D

4 records

SMNBDPT

Active

Buddleja davidii Franch. · Butterfly bush

Wood Timothy D

4 records

SMHPFL

Active

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Wood Timothy D

4 records

Snowy

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Landbruks- og matdepartementet, N - 0030 Oslo

5 records

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

5 records

RWoods5

Active

Hibiscus syriacus L. · Rose of Sharon

Woods Roderick

5 records

SMNHML

Active

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Wood Timothy D

4 records

SMHPLQF

Active

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Wood Timothy D

4 records

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Meinl Katrin

5 records

Exochorda racemosa (Lindl.) Rehder

Herman Geers Handelskwekerij B.V.

4 records

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