Russell was probably in the Lake Michigan "banana belt." I guess I'm going to have to try Z. albomaculata outdoors here in central Indiana (USDA zone 5) to see for myself. Jim Shields At 09:39 PM 5/2/2008 -0400, you wrote: >A house I rented in southwestern Michigan (USDA zone 6) had a clump >of Z. albomaculata by its east entrance. It wintered and bloomed reliably. > >Russell ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA