Hey ya'll,

I segwayed over to my own topic on pink hibiscus as I wanted to show them and chat about them as well.

These two hibsicus are my latest purchase!

I was out of town recently and came across pink Luna hibiscus for sale. I had never heard of Luna hibiscus and regrettably passed on a purchase.

Several weeks later, I noticed a neighbor several blocks over and "down the street" was having a plant sale and was selling large hibsicus plants. I stopped by and asked if they were lunas. He said no, these were his hybrid and he cultivated his own, 10" and 11" hibiscus and that I would not find any like these around town. Needless to say I purchased two, a pink and red.

Here's a pic of the red. To me it's hot pink but what do I know right?


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wow, hugh! I got hardy hibiscus seeds but they never sprouted for me I'm pretty sure there should be like a seedpod that develops when the flower falls off.

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Stephanie, the seed pods need to be left on the plant in order to fully develop and ripen until the pod turns brown and very dry.



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TulsaRose & gardenfairy,

Thanks for the info regarding the seed pods. I had already taken 6 off recently but they were not dried out. The seeds are black. I put them on my window ledge for drying. Will that work?

I will leave the remaining pods on plants until dry. TulsaRose, thanks for the pic. What color is your hibiscus?

gardenfairy, the card states Perennial Hibiscus.

The man I purchased the two plants from says to put them in the ground asap. I really do not want to as I do not have a good place as they require full sun and pushed for space in my small courtyard garden . I may transplant them to the extra pots they are sitting in. Suggestions anyone?

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Wow, floweringchild, I love your Hibiscus and those are really some awesome looking flowers you have there. I agree with you that the red one sure looks like hot pink! I love the other pink one too!

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Beautiful flowers!!! I hope they do really well for you!

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Those are stunning flowers - very healthy looking too!

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I'm sure I'll be looking for advice from you when I plant seeds. Should I plant seeds in small containers first then transplant, and when do I plant seeds?

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Floweringchild, I am in Zone 5 so by the time the seed pods turn brown it's already too late to plant the seeds in the ground in this area! I have to start the seeds indoors because they need to be in warm (at least 70 degrees) soil for approximately 2-4 weeks to germinate.

This is what I do with my Hardy Hibiscus seeds and it works for me (with about a 50% success rate)! I scarify (nick) the seeds and soak them in fairly hot water for 1 hour to make it easier for moisture to enter. Then I plant the seeds in pots of Pro-Mix and keep them under grow lights in an area where the temperature will be about 70-78 degrees F. After the danger of frost has passed, I plant them in the ground or give them away to friends.

NOTE: You need only to scrape or nick the seed to break the surface to get a good result. You can use a small file, sandpaper or fingernail clippers, which is what I use to nick the coating of the seed. Be careful not to nick the seed too deep near the site of the embryo because this would make the seed not viable. Germination should take between 14-30 days.

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Hi plants 'n pots

First time I am seeing a post from you! Great!
Thanks!!!

patches 1414
Fantastic info regarding planting seeds. I'll be sure to keep this info in a safe place! I'm in zone 9 so it sounds like I will be safe in planting seeds in the ground at this time. Ya think?





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patches1414,

That makes very good sense. And, since I only have very few of these treasured dinnerplate hibiscus seeds, I'll do just that!

Thanks

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Love your pictures; hibiscus is a beautiful flower! I carefully watched mine for three years without a hint of a blossom, but this year (just when I was ready to give up) I have 10" blooms. Since I do the floral arranging for my church, I'd like to use 2-3 blooms for tomorrow's service. Problem is we are expecting heavy rain later today. Last week the rain tore apart any blooms I had. If I cut some this morning, do you think they would last a day or two, or will they just shrivel up on me?

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Rosie

correct on that one.. It is a longggggggggggggggg journey till they bloom and then it is only one day..
Took 2 years for mine to bloom......Is that the standard proceedure?
They are nice but......I prefer the all summer fall bloomers to those.....Like zinnias or morning glories .....

dodge

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Dodge, I'm pretty sure Patches/Patti knows what zone she is, she was just quoting another person, Floweringchild/Stephanie who lives in Louisianna and is probably zone 9.

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Dodge, Mel is right I was just quoting about the zone floweringchild said she was in. I've always thought I was in zone 5, but the zone map for my city and zip code says I'm in zone 6A! Actually, I just found this out yesterday and I'm thrilled.

I did start some of my white ones from seeds two years ago and some of them did bloom the first year they were in the ground.

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