@Eric4home - ok so here's my frustration with that. If you are a reputable nursery in 7a (which this plant came from - I've been to the actually location in central VA) growing this plant don't send it out to the stores in the state with a perennial tag on it. Maybe just me...but I feel like it's false advertising sorta. My bad I know...as it's my responsibility to google the plants I'm not familiar with...but still <pouting>