This has taken time to start to show it's true form, I purchased a division (not tissue cultured) from a reputable source but was initially disappointed with the flowers. The first flowers were not much like the photos I had seen, but with searching I found other people were getting the same disappointing results with a barely visible edge and poor colouring.

We had a very harsh winter 2010/11 in the UK with 7 weeks continually below freezing, this did not harm this plant. I grew it for a start in a pot with gritty 'river soil' and leafy compost which suits just about anything I grow in it. I planted it in the ground in 2009 in a semi-shaded location with more home made leafy compost as a mulch. I have acidic, sandy soil. This year I was very pleased to see the flowers had improved a good deal, almost as I expected them to be! Hoping that next year I will see a better edging to the flowers.

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