Today was my wife's day to host cards, so off I went to the library. I found some interesting info to me, not being very familiar with dormants.There is such a thing as a "hard dormant' and it requires at least 29 days of dormancy to remain vigorous and tend to perform less well in warm climates. They will develop a grasslike foliage and refuse to bloom, often dying out completely after a few years. The book said it could take several years to assess whether or not a hard dormant would perform well in a hot climate.
