im new to bonsai and i didnt find much Information about Thyme Bonsai Winter care.
I left it outside the winter covered in a greenhouse. Now the the plant changed from green to a brown, did i kill the plant? Or is it normal that a thyme changes colour in the winter ?
If it did hurt the tree, is there a trick to help the Tree recover?
Your name tag doesnt say where you are or your temps… Should still be alive…
The three flavors of prostrate thyme I have in the ground here survive, mostly die back every winter. They green up and fill in their space quickly. Winters go down to -10 some years. I keep small pots of Elfin thyme for bonsai companion plants. The several pots of weaping Elfin thyme I grew last summer went into an unheated outbuilding with south facing windows. They were still green and ready to go this week!
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(Note: there are several small conifer and decideous seedlings/ cuttings mixed in, moss too…)
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I tried several large trunked rosemary for bonsai. They are readily available . Froze and died…
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Post the outcome!
Bonsai On!
Thanks so much the replies. I live in southern Germany. The lowest temperatures were -7 °C, I think, when the bonsai was outside. Now I keep the Bonsai at low temperatures in my stairwell to recover. The temperature should be around 15 Celsius in there, and when it gets warmer again, I take it outside again
The comments gave me hope that it isn’t dead. I hope a can bring it back to thrive