What zone are you in?

[emydura]

Try this: http://www.anbg.gov.au/hort.research/zones.html I found it on this page: http://treesandshrubs.about.com/od/treeshrubbasics/tp/worldhardinesszones.htm which might be helpful to people in other areas of the world.

Thanks Kevin

Based on the Australian classification Canberra is a Zone 2. But then relative to the US system it starts at 7b. So I'm not sure if that makes it an 8. It gets down to around -8oC during winter in anycase.

"This hardiness zone map from the Australian National Botanic Gardens represents a modified version of the USDA zones, because, as the website says, "This is because Australia, in winter, is much warmer than most of North America in winter, so the lowest US zones aren't needed. All of Australia (excluding Macquarie Island) is covered by just over four US zones (7b to 11). To make the map more useful to Australians I have created 7 zones to fit our climatic range, and used metric units."

 

[Ernie]

Zone 5 outside; zone 13 inside!

-Ernie

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

I moved the first round of orchids (mostly paphs insigne, armeniacum, micranthum and related species) outdoors a week ago....after this week I'll move some more out. Although April 25 is the "official" last date for frost here, I haven't seen a frost after April 3 in about 10 years. It was 92 on wed...today it was in the 40's.

 

[Dido]

So I liv e in Zone 6 close to Zone 5.

Never looked at this before you make this asking

 

[Rick]

Have all are Nordic contingency thrown in yet?

 

[NYEric]

If Eric M. says 7, then 7 it is!