>> it grows like an awesome weed in the ground
Wow, in the rain? I thought the crown would rot, from what I read.
After I get my current projects in hand, maybe I will take that on as a challenge. It looked great in the high Oregon desert, and I figured that I had the exact opposite in every way: rain, soil and clouds.
Between Everett and Lynnwood. 98204.
So close to 99 / Evergreen Highway that I can hear it, and tell myself it's a river with white water.
Some maps show me as Zone 8a/8b, 1 1/2 miles from the Sound. On the other hand, the Everett NOAA weather station recorded a few "0'F" lows 2 winters out of the last 10-20, if I recall ... of course, they are another few miles inland and a fgew hundred feet higher.
and someone a few miles away in Lynnwood, inland, is sure she is Zone 7.
A better description is Sunset Climate Zone #5 (see the link in my sig block).
