At 04:53 PM 3/3/2006, you wrote: >My potful is very poor looking after the hard frosts, to us anyway, and snow >of this week. The leaves have become very dry. Has it died? I was told in >zone 8 it would be hardy. > >Mark >N Ireland Hi Mark, I'm in Zone 6, and it does fine here. I think it naturally occurs in USA up into Zone 5, maybe even Zone 4 or 3. It should do perfectly well for you in Zone 8. DK in OH