Native Hibiscus in the Wildflowers forum

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wren

Sep 11, 2011 8:07 AM CST

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Name: Sandy Coffman
Jacksonville, Florida

I LOVE Hibiscus specially the native ones.
I have a number of them .
One that is blooming right now is Pine Land Hibiscus Hibiscus aculeatus

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billyporter

Oct 18, 2011 11:15 AM CST

Name: Sally
Nichols, iowa (Zone 5a)

Hi Sandy, I love hibiscus too and need to grow a few. I had one that stayed short. The blooms were large, but not dinner plate size. In two weeks, it was done blooming. I was so bummed. It wasn't planted in a good place so I saved the seed and dug it up.

That one is just beautiful! I love the lemony eye.

A small town has no secrets except itself

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frostweed

Oct 22, 2011 2:28 PM CST

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Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

Sorry to tell you this, but you have Hibiscus manihot native to Africa
http://www.gardening.eu/plants...

Hibiscus aculeatus is this one http://wildflower.org/plants/r...

I can see why the confusion they are very similar.

Josephine.

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

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wren

Nov 11, 2011 5:02 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Sandy Coffman
Jacksonville, Florida

could be as I did have those seeds also. I think my help might have get the labels mixed up.

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frostweed

Nov 11, 2011 5:12 PM CST

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Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

No problem, I hope I didn't offend you by mentioning it.

Josephine.

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

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wren

Nov 17, 2011 6:32 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Sandy Coffman
Jacksonville, Florida

No you did not. I have so many seedlings that it is some time hard to keep the names straight, specially when the stupid squirrels keep pulling the tags out.