It was also a slow grower, and poor bloomer for me in California. I removed it this year. Didn't think much of the form either, for what it's worth... I'm trying to think which of these sort of reverse bi-colors do well for me. Seems most of them tend to be a little weaker. I do like 'Role Reversal'.. I've got it in an area where I get a lot of rot, yet it keeps on keepin' on... It blooms late, however (Mid May in Santa Cruz), unlike Adoree, which was a month earlier.
