I planted one of the short cultivars on the south side of my house last spring. It is up and foliage is looking very healthy. It was a 'rescue' from the compost pile so the label information was not available. Last winter was a rough one for many taxa. We had a very dry fall; one of the coldest Decembers on record followed by one of the warmest January's on record. February thru April returned to seasonably cold temperatures. The drought broke in May with some torrential downpours but temperatures remain 5 - 10 degrees warmer than an average May. Some woody and perennial taxa are exhibiting stress symptoms so to see this marginally hardy taxa come back was something of a surprise. Boyce Tankersley Manager of Living Plant Documentation Chicago Botanic Garden 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, IL 60022 tel 847-835-6841 fax 847-835-1635