Very poor experience. First 3 mail order failed early. 3replacements failed to thrive. All observed specimens in local nurseries in centr...Read Moreal Maryland were equally poor.
I spent $17 for this at a nursery- more than I'm usually willing to spend on one perennial. It did well at first in my zone 4 garden, got...Read More a few flowers and they were a beautiful color. Mid summer, one side of it started wilting and by the end of the summer it looked dead. (I watered it plenty) Sure enough, it did not return this spring. May have been something in my soil. I'm debating trying it again but I hate wasting perennial dollars!
A little slow to grow, but a beautiful color anyway. It starts out a deep orange for me, turning to a deep red with time. When it is oran...Read Morege, it does look like a tomato soup color!
I like the color, although mine are a bit more orange than red, and they don't fade too fast. They seem well branched as well. I hope t...Read Morehey make it through the winter, because I have plans to combine them with echinacea maui sunshine next year.
(Clint) Medina, TN (Zone 7b) | July 2009 | neutral
I like the color. However, the color doesn't last very long and tends to take on pinker tones. The first bloom was a nice size, but subse...Read Morequent blooms are half the size and not symmetrical. The petals are uneven and not uniform like the pictures used to market these.
Very poor experience. First 3 mail order failed early. 3replacements failed to thrive. All observed specimens in local nurseries in centr...Read More
I spent $17 for this at a nursery- more than I'm usually willing to spend on one perennial. It did well at first in my zone 4 garden, got...Read More
We planted two of these plants in spring of 2009. They have bloomed beautifully for 2 seasons and we're looking forward to our third season.
I was a little disappointed in this plants performance.
PVR resistance.
A little slow to grow, but a beautiful color anyway. It starts out a deep orange for me, turning to a deep red with time. When it is oran...Read More
I like the color, although mine are a bit more orange than red, and they don't fade too fast. They seem well branched as well. I hope t...Read More
weak cultivar.
I like the color. However, the color doesn't last very long and tends to take on pinker tones. The first bloom was a nice size, but subse...Read More