"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
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On 9/24/04 9:43 AM, in article
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"Harri85274" wrote:

I thought they were annuals.

Sometimes.

I have had some over winter here in the more northern bits of Zone 5.

Cheryl

A plant's hardiness does not determine whether or not it is an annual - it's
life cycle does. A true annual is a plant that completes it's entire life
cycle - germinates from seed, grows, produces flowers and sets seed, then
dies - in a single growing season. Many of the plants that are commonly
considered 'annuals' in colder, northern climates are fully perennial in
warmer climates and will come back year after year.