My Dad lived in Paris, TN just north of the KY-TN state line. He wasn't much into flowers except for my mom and found that those he could grow here in Alaska just wouldn't grow there. He gave up on the spring flowers but had one huge trellis of wild roses that he got from a little planting he found along a road. I was amazed to see peonies beside some houses there as they are definitely not happy in the heat.
I have decided to stop wasting money on the Orienpets and trumpets up here. They grow but don't survive long. And they don't multiply like the Orientals (or is it Asiatics). I keep getting them confused. I bought Lollypop this year as I had it several years ago and it went nuts in my garden and multiplied prolifically.
Welcome to our merry band. I like the little guys also for the front of the beds.
