"B & J" expounded:

Rotten fairies! The ones I purchased a couple years ago didn't survive until
the end of the first season much less come up too early the following year.
You don't play fair...

Hey, John, send me your address and I'll send you plenty of mertensia
starts in a month or so (mine are still frozen solid!)

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Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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