I just realized my sentence above made it sound like family visits were part of a list of bad things.
It's not. Family visits were the highlight of that sentence, but mentioned because family usually comes through the entryway rather than the garage door entry.
Thus, the need for plants that can be cold-zapped for a few moments.
I wonder if
Sempervivum (hens and chicks) are good, smaller plants that would tolerate quick cold bursts,
I know they are hardy outside. I currently have
air plants in my entryway whose root areas are somewhat inside of a glass container, so I'm wondering if they might tolerate brief blasts of cold?
I wonder if
@perennialobsessions might know?...