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Oct 18, 2015 6:01 PM CST
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Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Tip Photographer Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus
Today's plant of the day for Hibiscus is Monarch Rosemallow (Hibiscus radiatus).

This plant can be found in the ATP Plant Database at:
Monarch Rosemallow (Hibiscus radiatus) .

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Monarch Rosemallow (Hibiscus radiatus)
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Oct 19, 2015 5:24 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Region: Gulf Coast Charter ATP Member I helped beta test the first seed swap I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant Identifier Tip Photographer Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Hibiscus
It has been really hard to get a good photo of the flower that really represents the true color. The pics below are about as close as I have been able to come so far.
Thumb of 2015-10-19/Horntoad/f16815 Thumb of 2015-10-19/Horntoad/d4133b

I like this plant, but it gets really tall on a single stalk. My main plant is probably about 11 feet now. The others that I have cut back a couple of time are about 5 ft to 6 ft and multi branch. Next year I would like to plant them in a close group and cut back even more aggressively, keeping them below 5 ft. This is a short day bloomer so it will be blooming when most other hibiscus are done for the year.
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