Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Two firsts for me yesterday, 1 by Floridian

Floridian wrote:
Oh Arlene, I'm sorry you're sick! I'm going to start a bunch of seeds soon...need plenty in bloom by spring!! All the brugs seem to be thriving in the cold weather we're having. We even had a bit of frost one morning, on our windshields.
Sue, this was a foot high cutting I got from a man whose house we looked at. His wife, whom he'd lost 7-10 years previously had planted the original plant years before. The plant I have is still only hip high but his were about 6'.
Here's a picture from yesterday afternoon, it was just a bit droopy