California Gardening: The thread for those we thought were DEAD ! , 1 by PedricksCorner

PedricksCorner wrote:
I just found this cool thread! I can't tell you how relieved I am that one of my plants was a survivor! The entire original bush is gone! And it was a big healthy bush. This is a word of warning SW, and one reason why getting new "gopher specialists in training" was so important to me. Just like a fruit tree will do, it started to bloom early in spring and then just shriveled up dead and fell over. I have seen a good stiff wind push over full grown fruit trees that have had all of their roots eaten away by gophers.
And I had made some cuttings, but the labels on all of my cuttings from spring 2008 had faded in the sun and I was waiting on pins and needles for many of them to bloom again so I'd know what survived that harsh winter.
I was byside myself with joy when three of them turned out to be Mood Indigo!! One of my favorites!! Now all of my specimen plants are in containers! Out in the sun, yes, but in large containers!
She just bloomed a few weeks ago.