Where in the desert? I grew them in Las Vegas, and they grew very well, and
reseeded each year as well as grew back from tubers. It's the lack of water,
not the heat/cold, that will kill them.

"Starlord" wrote in message
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I get maybe one summers groth out of them here in the desert, then even the
seeds die during the cold winter time.


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"JohnS" expounded:


These plants can get like the weeds. They drop many many seeds and
tubers is
deep, not so easy to remove them all. We can not dig them all out so
this
year I will use Roundup on them. They took over iris bed. After years
they
get to be tall ugly plants with red flowers.

Depending on your climate only. They are in no way weedy up here.
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They grow back and reseed easily, but they are easy to kill. Just knock
it over or pull it out during spring or summer, and it's dead. If they
are crowded and/or don't get enough sunlight, then they will grow tall
and spindly. if they get good light, they will grow into beautiful flower
covered bushes.