Place your plant in full sun (6-8 hours).

Keep the soil consistently moist but not soggy during the first season until the plant establishes. In the second season, water it if it doesn't rain at least an inch per week.

Average humidity will help keep the foliage hydrated during the hottest of days.

When temperatures are hot, blooms may cease until the weather cools.

Give this plant room to grow next companions and plant in well-draining soil.

Add organic compost around the plant in the spring or a balanced granular fertilizer each year. Scratch the soil's surface, spread the fertilizer, then cover up with the existing soil and mulch.

To transplant into the garden bed, water your plant the night before. Dig the hole twice as wide as the grower pot and the same depth as the grower pot (not deeper). Remove the plant and center in the spot. Add rooting hormone around the roots of the plant. Water in the hole and let drain. If you have clay soils, add compost to enhance the soil consistency. Fill around the plant and up to the top of its soil line. Tamp down with your hands to remove any air pockets. Water again around the drip line.

Trim off spent flowers to promote new blooms. Cut the foliage and stems back to a few inches above the ground at the end of the season. Water it well and add a shovel of compost around the clump. For winter prep, cut some evergreen boughs and place them over the clump to protect it through the coldest days. Remove the cover in the spring when the soil starts to warm.

Division: After the plant is fully established (three or more years), dig up the plant, ensuring you capture all the roots. Remove the root ball and slice through the roots with a sharp knife or pruners. Replant in a full sun spot (6-8 hours) in rich soil with good drainage or a container plant mix. Dig the hole twice as wide and the same depth as the original. Add root hormone at the bottom of the hole, place the root ball in the center, and water. Add compost and supplemental garden soil mixed with the native soil to the hole. Water around the plant again and keep the soil consistently moist the first year but not soggy.