Yes, it is very quiet. This is the latest message and it's over a month old. If you're still out there, I have I. tinctoriae, I. omeiensis, and I. namchabawensis. The last one named, the blue one from southeastern Tibet, I sure hope is coldhardy here, since we have had a severe freeze.

I dumped a lot of mulch over it. I hope that was enough.

I. omeiensis is just weirdly coldhardy. I. tinctoriae is a tropical species but it produces a huge rootstock below frost level, that is capable of surviving my winters once it is established--which it isn't!! But I have it fairly well protected.

capensis - invasive but who cares
omeiense - very hardy for me in Z7a
zombensis - little cutie, winters inside with constant bloom
balsamina - old fashoined must

atash, Think a well-established tinctoriae might make it in Zone 7 too?