may i simplify it for you ....

JUST GET ONE ....

LISTEN.. EVERY PLANT IN YOUR GARDEN HAS ITS .. OOPS... its season ....

some have spring glory ... some fall .. etc ..

the spring, early summer, show of this plant.. will go way beyond tingling your toes.. and may necessitate an adult diaper.. JUST DO IT .... [hows that for a mental picture]

see pix below.. ignore the dwarf ....

further... i am a COLLECTOR ... i have no use for two of anything.. by definition ....I HAVE TWO OF THESE ... that should sum it all up from my perspective ....

in your zone 5.. damage should be rarer or lesser than warmer climes... and if you could place it so as to avoid the sun in the high heat of the day.. while still getting full sun [8+ hours] .... you may avoid some of the burn ... the one below is sited on the east side of the house.. so it becomes shaded by 1 pm in summer ... but is still in extremely bright location

the pix show spring color.. the pink starts fading.. and moving toward parchment ... and in a severe summer .. right thru to brown dead tissue.. with the center remaining ... go find something else to look at in late august ... spring is worth it ...

JUST DO IT ...

ken

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