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shortleaf wrote:
Yeah, I can attest that 'Dynamite' is only root hardy in suburban KCMO.
In the photo, you can see the $19.99 part sticking up, thats dead..lol
But, it had numerous pretty red flowers, unfortunately, its a pretty bush here only.
I think Lowes grows them in Florida or Alabama or somewhere southerly and ships them here in the Summer, where they die significantly after Winter.
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