Central Phoenix -- I put this plant in as an experiment. I was not sure it could survive in the desert, where we normally get a about 3 ...Read Moremonths of days over 100. However, it is planted in an area of heavy shade in a narrow wall-enclosed area where the humidity is higher than the rest of the yard. The plant doesn't get much water -- flood irrigation every other week from March to October, then once a month in winter. The plant is now 2 years old and is still quite small, but it put out two new shoots last spring.
June 6, 2016 -- it is still doing fine but sure grows slow. The 2 shoots in 2014 were the only ones until recently, when it has put out another.
Central Phoenix -- I put this plant in as an experiment. I was not sure it could survive in the desert, where we normally get a about 3 ...Read More