Michele - Thanks so much! "I can't remember exactly where I read this but I read that some dormants rely on cold weather where others are related to the length of days. " Thanks for posting those two photos, too! Very helpful as is the photos that Fred posts!
That is what I was trying to determine whether the slowing down, halting in growth, or dying back had to do with cold weather or length of days. Since all mine currently (in the ground) are NOIDs, I have no way of knowing what is likely to be dormant, sev, or ev. Right now, most all of mine are evergreen. None have died back and it appears that most are putting on new growth. So that is adding to my confusion. It has been very warm here (80's) and sunny. We had a mild cold snap a few weeks ago, but it was only in the 40's and not freezing weather. I am still fertilizing once a month. Should I stop, fertilize more, or just keep on doing what I am doing?
