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AlexInBoston said:
Good point about wrong varieties. But re. blooms, either way - right about now, or in next spring - I'm hoping for blooms next summer, right? I figured getting them in the ground now would increase my chances to see flowers next summer.

I have found good, healthy plants planted in the spring will usually bloom that year. But ones planted the fall last year produced more scapes and flowers.

If you can get them in the ground early enough to get roots growing, mulch well, I expect you will have more flowers than if you wait to plant in the spring. But a really cold, early winter might wipe them out.

But I have little experience with growing in your climate.