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Todd_Boland wrote:
If kept cool, they bloom almost non-stop, but often they start to die back when the summer heat comes. I leave mine to die back completely by withholding water. Even the florist types will produce a tuber. When the temps start to fall (mid-September in my area) I repot and start watering again. I leave them outside until they forecast frost then bring them into a cool, sunny window where they flower all winter and spring. Temps down in the 40's is even OK.

The hardy types are the most exquisite in my opinion. Here was mine back in late September. Its C. hederifolium.