I have both C. florida var. Sieboldiana and C. florida plena, and have always treated them as type 3 plants. I have to say that they flower like MAD. The spring flowering is absolutely amazing and the second bloom is just as stunning. Tons of flowers that last for ages. The second flowering is still going on when I prune the plants back to about 18 inches in January. Of course, I garden in San Francisco and we don't even get any frost to speak of here. The plants are growing in large containers with golden hops (yes I'm crazy!) since my experience growing C. florida in the ground wasn't happy. Anyway, I guess I should be pruning less, but I can't complain about the results. I haven't seen any C. florida plants that outshine mine. In fact, mine put all others to shame. Sometimes ignorance is bliss!