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Alex
I am a zone 6 garden. I plant in the fall and the spring, for fall stick with growers close to your zone and get them in by mid Sept. Some of my new arrivals didn't bloom this year, especially the ones I got from southern growers (many of theirs had already bloomed before I ever got them this spring) but I also didn't get bloom from a few northern growers also. I usually plant whatever I get from the grower in one hole. I did get six fans of Gladys Biestek in the fall and did 2 plantings, by early summer I had moved the one with the other just because I needed the room for spring arrivals They both bloomed. I would advise keeping what you get together, even if the one fan does bloom having one scape come up will not make a dramatic statement and you might get discouraged, it will take years unless you get a good grower that makes a lot of fans quickly. Like Larry said they seem to not grow as well if just a single fan is planted. I would say most of mine that are newer make 1-5 new fans a season and more 2's than 5's. Plant about 18" to 24" apart you can do 12" but might need to divide sooner if they crowd each other in future years. Don't have any short orange DL so can't recommend any but being on here you will find many enablers (oops) I mean helpers of your quest. Just thought I do have a couple short orange
Would love to see pictures of your terraced garden when you are done.
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