I'm on the fringes of its native range, but I've thought it such an oddity that I've wanted to grow it ever since I first learned of this species. I think I obtained seeds through NEWFS, and I planted them in my regular garden bed where only a few germinated. One has survived but it languished amongst the weeds. Last year I prepared a rock garden and transferred it there. I watched it through the winter as it struggled to stay green, losing almost all its leaves. This spring it appears extremely robust with its leaves growing bigger & fatter than I've ever seen, and it has many pups forming around its base with equally robust growth. I think it appreciates its new home amongst the gravel & rocks, free from competition from weeds, growing in nearly full sun. Surely it will reward me with some blooms?? Dennis in Cincinnati