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Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
On Jul 18, 2005, lark567 from Hermiston, OR (Zone 6a) wrote:
Attracted by the color of this plant, I bought two of these in 4 inch pots two years ago. They have proved extremely hardy, surviving sub-zero temperatures in the winter, very hot summers, and my amateurish attempts to give them haircuts. They rebounded gracefully from everything and now each would easily fill a 5 gallon container. I have them at the edge of a mixed bed and they trail gracefully on the lawn, making a nice contrast Tan colored praying mantis seem to be attracted to this plant and "disappear" in them easily.
On Jun 23, 2002, lupinelover from Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) wrote:
This is an acquired taste. Blades look beige year round. When the sun is low in the sky, though, in morning/evening, and fall through spring, the leaves glow with an inner red light. Really beautiful under the right conditions.
Should be grown as specimen, surrounded by a green groundcover, rather than a brown mulch.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Little Rock, Arkansas Bakersfield, California Irvine, California Mount Prospect, Illinois Alden, New York Bayside, New York Point Lookout, New York Hermiston, Oregon Portland, Oregon (2 reports) Troutdale, Oregon Moncks Corner, South Carolina