half-hardy

American  

[haf-hahr-dee, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈhɑr di, ˈhɑf- /

adjective

Horticulture.

1. having moderate resistance to cold temperatures.

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half-hardy British  

adjective

1. (of a cultivated plant) able to survive out of doors except during severe frost

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Etymology

Origin of half-hardy

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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half-hardy

All these goldenrods would pair nicely with ornamental grasses such as pink muhly grass, blue grama grass or switch grasses, along with half-hardy and tender ornamental sages.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2017

Cosmos bipinnatus: half-hardy, 3 ft., rose, purple, white; requires sunny spots.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

Pelargoniums, pinks, monthly roses and all the half-hardy kinds of flowering plants should be planted early, but coleus, heliotrope and the more tender plants should be delayed until the end of the month.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

Much of its beauty now depends on the many non-hardy plants, such as Gladiolus, Canna, and Dahlia, on Tritomas of doubtful hardiness, and on half-hardy annuals—Zinnia, Helichrysum, Sunflower, and French and African Marigold.

From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Gertrude Jekyll

Pot off tender annuals, and cuttings of half-hardy greenhouse plants put in during February to get them well established for use in the flower garden.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various