tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post65675958174632708..comments2024-03-25T07:48:39.923-07:00Comments on Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Red Bird of Paradise Will Regrow After Winter Freeze if ProtectedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-14577781072135023672013-11-19T12:21:21.195-08:002013-11-19T12:21:21.195-08:00Interesting, as what I know as Red Bird of Paradis...Interesting, as what I know as Red Bird of Paradise (C. pulcherrima) is almost always root-hardy in the southern NM valleys and El Paso (as in most came back from -8F to 0F lows in a recent winter). The Mexican Bird (C. mexicana?) I think has also made it here, but I need to check.<br /><br />We're both desert and sunny, have alkaline soils and irrigation water, and "wet winters" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com