I have one of these, and I grow it for the foliage only. It's at least seven years old. It has only bloomed once. I love it. Does anyone else grow this?

I have two of them, Mardi Gras and Red Hot and the leaves are beautiful! I don't have good pictures of the foliage since they were new plants when I took the pictures. These guys are Hibiscus rosa-sinensis which are Tropical Hibiscus and not hardy. I have to keep mine in the greenhouse in Winter.



Are you familiar with Hibiscus acetosella, Haight Ashbury? It's a hardy hibiscus and has beautiful leaves too.

Annie could you tell me where you were able to obtain the Hibiscus acetosella. Thanks

I received some cuttings in a trade a few years ago.

Hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella 'Haight Ashbury')

This? says it is only hardy to zone 11.

My H. acetosella Red Shield survives my zone 8 winter .. haven't tried it yet on the Haight Ashbury.

I checked the database and it says hardy to zone 9 minimum and zone 11 maximum.

I lost a Haight Ashbury here in zone 9 years ago.

At our old house I planted Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Red Hot') and Variegated Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Snow Queen') as well as one that I can't remember the name of but it had variegated foliage and really beautiful blooms that looked like striped peppermint candy! It was my favorite tropical hibiscus of all time but unfortunately that one and the Red Hot Hibiscus were killed by harsh winter freezes. The Snow Queen is still growing in that yard.

Mine doesn't look like any of the above pics. If I pinch it now and then, it retains the tri-color variegation.

Actually yours looks right .. though it does desperately need a bigger pot. Also they do best in full sun.

It gets mostly full sun, or at least 4-5 hours. It's in a west window. Really? It needs a bigger pot? It's in a 6" pot. Should I go up to 8"? I didn't realize...

If it's got a lot of roots coming out of the bottom holes go 2 inches bigger.

There aren't any roots coming out of the bottom holes. So I guess I'll put it into an 8 inch. Thanks for telling me!

Xeramtheum said:I have two of them, Mardi Gras and Red Hot and the leaves are beautiful! I don't have good pictures of the foliage since they were new plants when I took the pictures. These guys are Hibiscus rosa-sinensis which are Tropical Hibiscus and not hardy. I have to keep mine in the greenhouse in Winter.



Are you familiar with Hibiscus acetosella, Haight Ashbury? It's a hardy hibiscus and has beautiful leaves too.

What color bloom does that Hardy variegated get?

It's red. I think all H. acetosella are red.

I love those leaves, where can I buy Hibiscus acetosella

I almost lost my Haight Ashbury over winter. I have 2 small cuttings that I'm babying along to make more cuttings.