Horntoad's blog: Hibiscus Sowing

Posted on Feb 21, 2016 9:58 PM

I started collecting Hibiscus last year and have acquired a variety of seeds that I have started to sow.
Here is a list of my progress so far.
All seeds were soaked 24 hours before sowing and a few seeds from most varieties were scarified.

Seeds sown on 2/16/2016 and current germination record:
Hibiscus striatus subsp. striatus
3 sprouts on 2/19, 1 on 2/20
Hibiscus diversifolius
4 sprouts on 2/19
Hibiscus austrinus
1 sprout on 2/19

Seeds sown on 2/17/2016
Hibiscus geranoides
2 sprouts on 2/21
Hibiscus meraukensis
1 sprout on 2/21
Hibiscus calyphyllus
2 sprout on 2/20
Hibiscus pusillus
1 sprout on 2/19, 1 sprout on 2/20
Hibiscus acetosella
2 sprouts on 2/20, 1 sprout on 2/21
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Honeymoon Deep Red'
5 sprouts on 2/20

No germination yet on the following
Hibiscus pedunculatus
Hibiscus fuscus
Hibiscus ferrugineus
Hibiscus cannabinus 'Amethyst'

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