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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.

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Jacques Couturieux

4 records

Dianthus L. · Carnation

Whetman John|Chudleigh, Devon TQ13 ONH, GB

4 records

Rhododendron simsii Planch. · Indica azalea

Vanderhaegen Johan|Kruishoutem, BE

4 records

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

Robert Adrian Goemans

4 records

Helleborus orientalis Lam. · Lenten rose

Meijer Henk|Ridderkerk, NL

4 records

Chili

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter en den Haan Beheer B.V.

4 records

Coreopsis L. · Tickseed

Korlipara Harini

5 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Société Nouvelle Pépinières et Roseraies Georges Delbard S.A.S.

4 records

Bistorta amplexicaulis (D. Don) Greene · Red bistort

Ghyselen, Chris

4 records

Gypsophila paniculata L. · Baby's-breath

Gavriel Danziger

4 records

Caramel

Active

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Sandrine Delabroye

4 records

Hydrangea paniculata Siebold · Panicled hydrangea

Schoemaker, Alex Frederik

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

Warner Christopher Hugh

5 records

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

4 records

Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash · Little bluestem

Sandrine Delebroye, Yes applicant details in question 1

4 records

Coco

Active

Heuchera L. · Coral Flower

Janet N. Egger

5 records

Cassini

Active

Photinia x fraseri Dress · Fraser's photinia

Tancredi, Jr. Robert J.|Salem, OR

4 records

Rosa L. · Rose

DAVID JC AUSTIN

4 records

Austwist

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

David J.C.Austin

5 records

Lavandula stoechas L. · French lavender

P.P.M. van der Salm Holding B.V., L. Koning Beheer B.V.

4 records

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter en den Haan Beheer B.V.

4 records

Salvia L. · Sage

Plant 21 LLC

4 records

Oenothera lindheimeri (Engelm. & A. Gray) W. L. Wagner & Hoch · Lindheimer's beeblossom

Lynne Knosher, Ball Horticultural Company

4 records

Anigozanthos Labill. · Kangaroo Paw

Oliver Keith|Hamersley WA, AU

4 records

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