I obtained the plant back in April 2015, it looked very good then. Early in the spring it was looking great. Had a first scape appear on 04-26-2016, then we were gone for the month of May. So I never got to actually see a bloom on the plant, if it actually bloomed.
Now the plant is one of a small hand full that have either completely disappeared or is down to a very small fan or two.
This is what 'Emperor Butterfly' looked like this morning.
Is this summer dormancy? I don't know, but I suspect it is more than that. Today is the first fall like day we have had, so it will be interesting to see if it and the others suffering from the same symptoms improve or continue to degrade.
