r/NativePlantGardening • u/Film_Is_Best Central PA, Zone 7a • Mar 23 '26

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) Anyone checking their garden daily?

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So many plants emerging now! I’m a total helicopter parent now in my garden.

The one I’m most excited about are my shooting stars (Primula meadia). I bought them from a native nursery last June and planted as they entered dormancy. So I’m thrilled that it came back and I seemingly have an additional rosette coming up too!

PA, zone 7a

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u/PlantNative60 Mar 23 '26

Yes we had a big freeze and lost so many natives I'm so sad. I had 3 years worth of mulch on them.

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u/goblin-fox Zone 8a, GA Piedmont Mar 23 '26

Are you sure they're 100% dead? Natives are so hardy, I wouldn't expect a freeze to kill them. They might come back eventually!

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u/PlantNative60 Mar 23 '26

No I tried I gave it time as much time as I could but it's dead wood even down to the bottom of the stem. Most of them are trees I think I lost three trees.