Thank you Dee, Paul, Mona and Dot -- I really love them too, and I just wish they liked me more than they seem to. I usually get one spring bloom out of most of them and then I'm lucky if I ever see blooms on them again. My really hot temps and silty, porous soil -- and I'll admit it -- my laziness at keeping up with everything I'm supposed to do except for watering, keeps the plants pretty small. That's why I ooh and aah so much at everyone else's lush clumps. But at least I'm happy each spring!
