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valleylynn said:
Lori... I see you have this plant. How long have you had it. Did you start yours from seed? Have you had the opportunity to remove the bloom stalk, thus forcing the plant into the perennial category? Would love to hear your experience with this plant as I would like to become successful in growing it.

I've only had it since 2011, grown from seed that was wild-collected from the Batura Glacier area in Pakistan. A couple of plants have overwintered twice but they are still very small so I don't expect any blooming this year. Other rock gardeners here grow it very successfully, and have it self-sowing. When/if mine form flower stalks, I will just let them bloom to (hopefully) shed seeds. (The blooming is rather an anticlimax with this plant, since it's the foliage that's the show)