Becky,
You can't it any hotter than south Texas. We get 100 plus temps during the summer. Last year I think we had something like 90 days straight of over 100 - whew!!!
The rue grows like crazy out here...gets to be about three feet tall if the caterpillars don't munch it to the ground :o) Mine survived from last year and are back to about 18" tall. I haven't gone to the local fleamarkets to see if anyone there is selling starter pots. Last year I got them in three inch pots for $1.00 each. Will keep you in mind if I find some.
One of the local nurseries also sells it for $1.99 in a three inch pot. Let me know if you're interested. It's on my way home from work and I stopped off a couple of days ago saw some there.
The BSTs out here prefer rue over dill, fennel and parsley - guess it's a local thing? Every now and then I'll find GST cats on it too...but the majority of GSTs use the tangerine and orange trees.
