Didn't know there was such a thing! I only knew of the annual vines. This may help:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/52996/#b

I see them at Barton Springs nursery in Austin Sometimes

I had 2 that didn't back this year also.

Mine never come back, so cuttings must be taken and protected to keep this beauty going. I also have some that I grow from seed, but they have always been annuals.

Thank you all for the comments! I will have to check Barton Springs Nursery. That is a great nursery and not too far from me.

Hi Carrie! I hope you are doing well. Long time no see. Do you still have all of your brugs? I guess since you are farther north than me it is more like an annual there. I have had mine for about five years and just lost it this past winter. I was reading somewhere on the web that it is best to mulch around them and I did not do that this past year.

I even tried cutting them back like I do my brugs, and mulching, but they still did not come back. The lady who gave me a start said she takes cuttings in the Spring and carries them through the winter in her green house. I have many fewer brugs than when you were last here, Dianne...................unable to care for them as I once did, and they do require a lot of work (although I have to say they are worth it). Hope things are going well for you.