My daughter posted a tiny piece of Dicentra spectabilis root to me during the winter. It was so tiny and dry, I wasn't going to bother planting it. However, I put it under the orange tree just to give it a chance.
Here it is to-day.
april 2014 040 How it will fare in the heat of the summer, I have no idea.
But at least it has a chance.
Daisy