Dear Friends, This has been a banner year for Dracunculus with a succession of 7 flowers over a week plus. Although I have grown it for years, it is still often listed as too tender for my location. Mine rarely get over 3 ft and a few seedlings giving their first bloom were mini-sized at a foot or so with tiny spathes. In Crete there are populations with white / cream/ yellow spathes that are very lovely, but still stinky. Under prime conditions it can reach to 7 ft in height. I suppose with a proportionately large , proportionally stinky flower. And finally there are some variants with well marked silvery 'chevrons' on the leaflets and others with plain green leaves. Definitely a plant worth trying in hot, dry as well as moist, shady sites. Readily available and modestly priced. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +