Tropical Hibiscuses (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

Dave, please add the following to this parent entry:

Sun Requirements:
Full Sun to partial Shade

Flower Time:
Spring
Summer
Fall

Uses:
Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Suitable as Annual
Suitable as a houseplant

Propagation: Seeds
Will not come true from seed

Propagation: Other Methods
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip

Containers:
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Is it true about all tropical hibiscuses that they won't come true from seed?

Also, do all tropical hibiscuses bloom in Spring, Summer and Fall? Just looking for confirmation before I leap.

It's almost a miracle if they do come true from seed. I think the figure is 1 chance in 200, so we can safely say they don't.

They actually bloom in winter too in the zones where they're supposed to be grown (9-11) and if they're grown as houseplants, but I hesitated to include winter in the general list, although I did include it in the data for some that are known to bloom year-round.

So go ahead and leap.

But actually, I just thought of something else that should be done on the parent entry for Hibiscus (not Tropical Hibiscus). It currently says they can live in 1-gallon containers and that seems silly. Can that be removed from the Hibiscus parent entry?

I'll put these in and will remove the 1 gallon reference.

You know that these values will copy down to all tropical hibiscuses, right?

Yes, I do. I was filling them all in already, starting on page 1, but now I'll only have to do the variable data, such as colors and heights.

This is done!

Thank you, Dave. Now I'll go to sleep for the night. My internal clock is doing ridiculous things lately.

I was wondering what you were doing up this early!!! Sleep sweet.