I am in 9B east of Orlando. I have 2 Wonderfuls, a red Silk, and a Russian something or other. The oldest wonderful is a cone shaped bush about 8 feet tall, been in the ground for maybe 8 years, its much smaller brother has been there for 6 years. I think I have had one flower on the wonderful in all this time despite it looking great. The other two are also much smaller and not near as vigorous growers as the big Wonderful. They usually have a flower each a year, theres one on one of them as we speak. Since they are alive, I am very hard headed about removing them especially since they are maintenance free. I don't know what I would replace them with anyway. Tunisian Olives maybe? Full sun, no overhead cover, right in the front visible to the street.