Ave atque vale.

       I think there's very little doubt but what the bib 'un's  long dead; slain by last year's drought.
       Al previous Suckers have either died, or been hastened away by me; this one, however I'm going to nurture and see how long until it flowers.
      Next - Try and, slowly, remove the biggy as the "wee yin" replaces it. 
It must be a different shot I took with my Stick as a height guide - almost exactly a yard/meter high.