Hello Midnight. Yes, I should have done a new thread. But it was just inexperience - I didn't know I could.
I didn't measure the last leaf. I have a picture somewhere. I think about 4 feet.
I think this flower should be open tomorrow. The people coming to see aren't gardeners. They tick new experiences.
Evan, I have a nursery friend to the north of here that leaves his in the ground all year too. I am about 27degrees 30 minutes. This one is at least 7 years old. But I have lost two other plants in that time.