It has done well and put on two flower stalks loaded with white buds. The flowers have never opened. The plant is on my deck and gets afternoon and evening sun. Tuberoses like sun and a well-draining, organically enriched soil. The two wholesalers share the patent for this shrub.
Several nurseries have transplants in stock.
They remind us that it's also time to plant another round of eggplants and multiplier onions. Mail garden questions to Kathy Huber, Garden Editor, Houston Chronicle, P.O. Box 4260, Houston 77210. The bulk of mail prevents individual replies to all unpublished letters.