DraDiana said:

Summerific - Starry Starry Night

Love the kitty on the rock! (Enlarge the picture)

Awesome photos of your hibiscus Clint and Diana!

'Brandy Punch'

'Mars Madness'

Seems Hardy Hibiscus aren't wild about Missouri mid-summer heat waves. I didn't get out in the garden until 2:30 pm today. The paler ones, Pink Swirl and Starry Starry Night were okay:


Berry Awesome faded, but didn't look too bad:

The reds didn't fare so well. Midnight Marvel had the least damage, Cranberry Crush a bit more, but my Cherry Brandy FFE was badly sunburnt:



Clint, thank you for all the photos.
My 2 new babies (and all the lilies) are 2" up now. After seeing my reds today, I'm glad I planted both of my newly ordered Hibiscus in partial shade.
I have decided that in order to "complete" my Hardy Hibiscus collection, I "need" Blue River II, Mocha Moon, either Fantasia or Jazzberry Jam, Brandy Punch, and whatever the variety it is that has the absolutely biggest bloom available.

Diana you should look for one called 'Pink Elephant.' Hallson Gardens says the flowers are 12 inches across. Lol.

I don't understand why your red Hibiscus are burning. I have those and they don't do that here. It's been in the 90s here today. Maybe they need more water.

Clint,
It could be the water, after all, the wild ones grow in swampy areas. The other factor may be heavy dew fall on the petals magnified by the sun later in the day. I live on a river, so there's heavy dew or fog every morning.
Pink Elephant is now on my "need" list.

Hibiscus 'Mocha Moon' is a total winner. It has flowers all over, and they really pop against the dark foliage. This is a second year plant for me.

I have some unusual flowers on this plant. They look like Angel Trumpet flowers.



They are like those Cosmos Cupcake flowers. Lol.

Clint ~ Will you be attempting to hybridized hardy hibiscus?

evelyninthegarden said:Clint ~ Will you be attempting to hybridized hardy hibiscus?

I'm saving seeds from these. I hope I can get one that has these flowers only.

Cherry Brandy, minus the sun damage. The flowers have been goblet-shaped, not flat like my other Hibiscus. I don't know if this is normal for the Cherry Brandy cultivar or not...
I think the sun damage was from heavy dew followed by bright, hot sun on the black buds the day before.

Another day, another set of blooms...


Berry Awesome


Starry Starry Night


Mars Madness


Tie Dye


I can't resist posting new pictures of the same plants. Forgive me please.

We love pictures

My hardy hibiscus are all bug-eaten again this year.

Karen

Diana ~ You are forgiven! Keep those pictures coming!

Karen ~ So sorry about the bugs!

love the pictures!

That's really pretty, Keith! Is that one of your hybrids?

clintbrown said:Hibiscus 'Mocha Moon' is a total winner. It has flowers all over, and they really pop against the dark foliage. This is a second year plant for me.

Clint, I found and purchased Mocha Moon at Lowe's a week and a half ago.

DraDiana said:

Clint, I found and purchased Mocha Moon at Lowe's a week and a half ago.

You'll love it when it gets established! It's one of my favorite plants now.

Clint ~ How long does it take for them to get established? My 'Blue River II' finally has buds on it, but I only planted a few months ago. It has only 2 stems.