kerrygirl writes
Oh thank you Bud, that gives me hope. Do the same ones come back
every
year or do you grow new ones ?

They are perennial, but many people discard them after the second year
because they may get a bit leggy, and it's so easy to grow new ones.

If you decide to keep them growing, it' worth cutting off the straggly
bits after they've finished flowering.

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Kay