I meant to take a few more photos of these as they grew — they have surpassed the children in height — but that didn’t happen. The six pack of starts has now dwindled to three — one never got started, and two got knocked over during vigorous play. The bush has been removed it bloomed and then looked “yicky” (Patrick’s choice of words).
Hopefully, the remaining three will last long enough to reach the promised 12 feet tall.