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Jul 10, 2023 8:21 AM CST
Name: UrbanWild
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Kentucky - Plant Hardiness Zone 7a
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I had a few semps years ago. They didn't last long. Maybe heat, humidity, rain, freezes, harmonic convergence, who knows. I like them. I just seen to have troubles. About a year and a half ago I dove in again. I potted up a LOT of them. A couple of weeks later, we had the worst spring, then summer I can remember. Immediately after that, a massive heat wave and drought. I have no shade and sun can be brutal here as well. As to that, the squirrels wording dug them up for no apartment reason.

Fast forward, I am once again without Semps. So, yesterday I saw a heck of a deal and snatched up some more. I would love to plant these in beds outside but they would need to withstand sun, heat, humidity, and freezes. Additionally, I'd love to plant some in boxes on the porch but wonder if they could withstand being frozen solid in the winter... And potential high winter wind.

Thoughts?

Does anyone keep them outside in my region? Experiences?
Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.

"Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, nihil deerit." [“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”] -- Marcus Tullius Cicero in Ad Familiares IX, 4, to Varro. 46 BCE

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