I've had Bluegrass Music for 3 or 4 years now. It does pretty well around here though it does seem to open slower on cool mornings. It tends to be a mid-late to late bloomer in my garden but has remained pod and pollen fertile for me. On average the blooms are pretty and I definitely think it's worth having around but when it's good, it's GOOOOOOOOOOOD! It does look quite ragged in the spring as I don't think it goes fully dormant but it does die back pretty far. Comes back without any bother though.