Hello All, We had a discussion on eremurus robustus last fall. I was concerned that my first year seedlings would not survive a winter here in zone 3. Well I'm happy to say that they did survive and are all growing well. I had placed wood over them over the winter to keep the deer from walking on them. That also worked to keep most of the snow off as well. Even with our recurrence of winter last week they survived without the wood cover. I'm keeping a good firm wire mesh over them until I can figure out how to keep the deer out. Linda Foulis Okotoks, Alberta Canada Zone 3