No, the compost pile got them as soon as the snow melted in the middle of May. I know for those in warm climates, similar to their natural habitat, they can be planted in the gardens and become beautiful specimens. For me the storing and gauging light and dark cycles, trying to coax a rebloom etc. etc. is just too much trouble... especially for an inexpensive plant, fresh and readily available just about anywhere beginning in December. Yours looks good - already being late July.

I have been told that Autumn Minaret is one of the latest blooming. It starts in August but can carry on for a long while since it holds many buds on each stem. There is probably a term for this but I don't know what it is. Autumn Minaret is an old variety and has been around for a long time. It is very tall (anywhere from 3-5 feet) and graceful which only adds to its allure. I just planted this one so I don't know how it will continually perform. The daylily farm I got them from does no supplemental watering so they are tried and true in this area. It is also my understanding that sufficient rain has alot to do with reblooming and even a reblooming variety will not perform well if it doesn't get sufficient moisture. Adele

I have 7 tomato plants of my original 18 still thriving. I'd have to go look to tell you the type, but I think 5 of them are cherry tomatoes. My Brandywine (in the ground since APRIL) just put out its first tomato. I might bronze the thing, I am so excited. Tons of flowers, for months and months, first fruit. Other survivors: Ground cherry plant. I bought a little half dead plant for 30 cents on clearance from Atwoods and it took over a bed. I have cups and cups of ground cherries. So much that husking them hurts me and my Carpal Tunnel is flaring. I think I will pull it, harvest the rest, and make a freezer jam. Pole Beans: In the ground from april with NO flowers or beans. I finally see new flowers and little teeny beans! Peppers: I don't grow hot ones,but I do have banana and bell peppers. The Bananna pepper has been a champ and has pumped out non-stop for months. I just planted the bell a month or so ago, and have tons of little baby peppers. Oklahoma must be pepper weather. Sunchokes. Okay these are sooo easy. No bugs, no disease. I bought ONE grocery store choke and divided it, and I now have a bed FULL of sunchokes. Herbs: Esp Basil. It's thriving and going crazy. Dunno what to do with all of my Basil. I have enough in the freezer for a year. Oregeno, chives, Tarragon, are also doing great. Bit the dust: A mole/gopher/vole (?) keeps yoinking my sweet potatoes and squash. I was actually looking one day and saw a plant slowwwlllly being pulled into the ground. I got so mad! I took my little spading fork and forked the ground. Normally I love little critters, but seriously when they yoink the food I am growing for my family I want them dead. So-So: blackberries. I have a bunch of shoots from 2 volunteers that a friend sent me last year. I transplanted 15, and 10 survived. Strawberry patches seems to be thriving and I hope for a great harvest next year. Pear and apple trees equally affected by some fungus (?)...I hope they live. Peas and most of my bush beans were cut down at the stem. Ditto for the remainder of my squash that a critter didn't get. Half of my garden now has a lovely crop of Elbon Rye to try to manage (eliminate) the root knot nematodes infesting the garden. Marigolds and wild flowers are going bonkers. And that is my fall garden report :) Jo

Just to be contrary, I'd heard the same thing about Purple Tiger but when it showed up at a local Walmart (or something) a few years ago, I thought what the heck - it's only $8 or so. Turns out it has overwintered since at least 2014 and at least for 2015 and 16 was a respectably frequent bloomer with some killer colors. For an oddball fan, the blooms are worth the short bush (around 2' at most). Mine was giving regular monthly flushes of a reasonable number of blooms in that indescribable purple-burgundy stripe. This year it just ba-a-a-arely came back from a mild winter and has been regrowing its cane much more slowly than usual. My take is that I wouldn't pay top dollar for it in my zone, but in yours it's not such a long shot and if you love striped roses it's worth it as far as I'm concerned. I'm sure mine is grafted which probably helps its vigor, and I agree that it's unlikely to be very robust on its own roots. Cynthia