winter-hardy
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- winterhardiness noun
- winter–hardiness noun
Example Sentences
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Maybe even more so, if it is winter-hardy like one of Procter’s high-fired clay vessels, which are persistent garden performers in every season.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
The mild climate west of the Oregon Cascades allows farmers to grow many winter-hardy crops in the field for winter and spring harvest.
From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022
He attended St. Joseph Marquette Catholic School in Yakima, and the winter-hardy variety was only a few years old.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021
From the canna planted by the corner of the porch in spring to the hanging basket of petunias perched nearby, many plants that provide seasonal garden color aren’t winter-hardy.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2020
Any and all of the nuts listed, of all species, are perfectly winter-hardy here, except that Payne English walnut was injured by a temperature of 10 below zero some years ago.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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