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fairydreams_ in gardening

New to hibiscus care.

May 13, 2011 20:01

Hi there! My name is Jill and I'm new to this community. I work for Bell Nursery USA and just recently got into gardening in my own time! I had my eye on some hibiscus plants we had in stock so I took two home with me. I'm knowledgeable of most gardening things and have been reading up on hibiscus care. I wanted to ask you guys for tips/advice/ ( Read more... )

annuals, pruning, shrub: hibiscus

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ladyapple27 May 14 2011, 04:49:48 UTC

Are they tropical, sub-tropical, or hardy hibiscus? Many varieties of hardy hibiscus will survive winters all the way to Zone 5, although they may need mulch in Zone 5. Here in Zone 7, we raise several kinds of hardy hibiscus for the nursery trade, including Carolina, Disco Belle, Southern Belle, and Lord Baltimore. The Luna Series of hardy hibiscus was introduced a few years ago and advertised as hardy to Zone 5, but I've found that the more economical and much showier Carolina Series is just as cold hardy. Our oldest hibiscus was grown from seed by my mother in 1983. After all these years, it still returns each spring ( ... )

fairydreams_ May 14 2011, 09:38:48 UTC

I don't have pictures yet but they are two different varieties! I'll try to get a picture later.

fairydreams_ May 14 2011, 22:49:45 UTC

They are not hardy, that's as much as I know. Here are their pics. The stamen/pistil fell off on the second one when I was transporting it home and we have wet weather for the next few days. One of the flowers on the pink hibiscus already did a bud drop. =\ Sorry for bad quality, cell phone pic.

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trika May 14 2011, 04:53:58 UTC

This should help. My sister-in-law has had one for years. It's a beautiful orangey-red. :)