came back from last year but did not bloom-will see what it does next week....

sorry see what it does next year.....

How large is it now, and how big was it when you bought it?

3gal but got dry last year when on vaation-came back this spring but no blooms this year back to its size

Update:

As of right now, there are already florets on stems coming from anywhere (crown and old wood)...

Can't wait to compare this and F&E Together in dead heat to see how similar to one another they really are...

Springwood, thanks for the update. I'm watching this thread to see what you say next!

Carol

Update: very pleased with the plant. It's grown strongly and produced nice flowers with no signs of illness or fatigue. It died back to just about ground level and bounced right back with both growth and buds, a tricky combo!

Photo:

I got one last year too, very large and while not covered with blooms, the blooms were somewhat impressive.

This year it is half the size and no blooms. It may be too shady where I planted it though. I limbed up some of the small trees around it a couple of weeks ago and one stem has shown signs of new growth since then.

Here is a picture of it last year.