In a "normal" winter I would not be able to even find the label for Itsy Bitsy Spider never mind see the plant. This has been one of the strangest winters here....no snow cover, I saw the "graveyard" of labels all winter and we were overall very mild temperature wise. Most likely will be one of the warmest if not the warmest winter on record. IBS has always had the growth buds underground, the first few years I grew it I thought it was dead each spring until I realized it keeps them down under the soil line. IBS also does not seem to start to grow until it has warmed up a bit, I see growth on other dl's long before the green tips of IBS start to show. Once it is up it grows extremely quickly and is always one of the first to bloom here. One of my favorites!
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