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Sep 4, 2014 5:20 PM CST
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Name: Evan
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dyzzypyxxy said:Beautiful, Evan. They should bloom well into the fall for you, as long as you protect them from the early frosts. Mine really like the cool weather here, but if it drops near 40 or so, I cover them at night.

Cool weather, that's got to be it Elaine. Our August was like a typical September. Unfortunately we get killing frosts by mid October. Nothing on the regular aethiopica yet but a 3rd WG is sending up a bloom...and a pic of the one under the naners.
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