My oldest of these shrubs is one I started from seed gathered in Tonasket around 2015. I planted it out into the memory garden in 2018 and it is thriving there. In my quest for native plants, I’m excited that this one is growing and has started feed some local fauna–caterpillars and pollinators.
This year, the plant has sent out a bunch of suckers under the landscape fabric and is threatening to take over the memory garden. For 2020, I will wait until these are well-rooted, then move them to the native plant garden and pot some up and pass them to neighbors.