Yes they are tough. Also my little Gold Standard I got from Bluestone is sprouting! Talk about tough, this hosta blew off the porch and was dry as a bone when I finally found it. I thought it was dead. If I order from them again, I will just re-pot right away because they dry out real fast in the coco pots.
I am surprised that I have not gotten my Helleborus. I ordered them jan.02. from Santa Rosa Gardens. Seems like I get spring plants in winter and winter plants in the spring.
Just saying, I guess you are supposed to plant them in spring.
susan