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Name: Clint Brown Medina, TN (Zone 7b)              clintbrown Aug 9, 2013 4:55 PM CST |
| Please share photos of your favorite Hardy Hibiscus. Here is my favorite called 'Midnight Marvel.' |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!             Xeramtheum Aug 9, 2013 5:04 PM CST |
Mine is hands down, Luna Pink Swirl. "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Abraham Lincoln |
Name: Clint Brown Medina, TN (Zone 7b) clintbrown Aug 9, 2013 5:08 PM CST |
| Very nice. I bet you would like 'Summer Storm' too. |
Name: Rose Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)         Rose1656 Aug 11, 2013 7:35 PM CST |
| Plum Crazy has to be my favorite! rose1656 |
Name: Karen Cincinnati, Oh (Zone 6a)       kqcrna Aug 11, 2013 7:47 PM CST |
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Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Aug 11, 2013 8:16 PM CST |
| Oh my .. I love the Plum Crazy .. do you have any seeds for trading? "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Abraham Lincoln |
Name: Rose Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a) Rose1656 Aug 11, 2013 8:27 PM CST |
| I'll keep an eye on it and let you know if I get some. It's still blooming. Will I have to wait for them to dry naturally, or can I pull them off and send the seed pods to you? Rose |
Name: Clint Brown Medina, TN (Zone 7b) clintbrown Aug 11, 2013 8:31 PM CST |
| Like the Plum Crazy. |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Aug 11, 2013 8:36 PM CST |
| Best to let them dry naturally - I'm already collecting seeds from the Luna Pink Swirl if anyone is interested .. would be happy to send for postage or trade .. anyone have Cranberry Crush? "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Abraham Lincoln |
Name: Rose Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a) Rose1656 Aug 12, 2013 4:24 AM CST |
| I have cranberry crush, too. I would like some seeds from Luna Pink Swirl, if you have any left! Rose |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Aug 12, 2013 6:30 AM CST |
| I've got tons and tons of seeds for the Pink Swirl. I'll send you a T-Mail. "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Abraham Lincoln |
Name: Michele Roth N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b I'm always on my way out the door..        chelle Aug 12, 2013 7:10 AM CST |
Summer Storm has my favorite vote; for some reason it hasn't been attacked by the larvae that completely hollow out the leaves of my other Hibiscus every year.  |
Name: Clint Brown Medina, TN (Zone 7b) clintbrown Aug 12, 2013 8:24 AM CST |
| I got a cutting of 'Summer Storm.' It's beautiful. Some of these wont come true from seeds. The ones with dark leaves especially. You can order seeds of the Luna and Disco Belles. I just like the dark leaved varieties because they look good when not blooming. Summer Storm and Midnight Marvel were the two best out of all the ones I've seen for leaf color and blooms. I'm rooting cuttings of mine. |
Name: Michele Roth N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b I'm always on my way out the door.. chelle Aug 12, 2013 9:31 AM CST |
| I really need to shape mine...I should try some cuttings as well. Hadn't thought of it 'til you mentioned it, Clint. Thanks! |
Name: Clint Brown Medina, TN (Zone 7b) clintbrown Aug 12, 2013 10:03 AM CST |
| They root in water so easily. I was surprised. |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Aug 12, 2013 10:18 AM CST |
| The hardy's do root a whole lot easier than the tropicals, rosa-sinensis. "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Abraham Lincoln |
Name: Rose Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a) Rose1656 Aug 12, 2013 3:22 PM CST |
| Do you take cuttings like you do on a lilac bush? I have so many of them, I don't really need more, but it would be fun to try. Has anyone ever tried splitting the root ball? I think Cranberry Crush is my profile picture... Thanks, Rose |
Name: Clint Brown Medina, TN (Zone 7b) clintbrown Aug 12, 2013 4:23 PM CST |
| I just root them like Coleus. I cut a limb off and root in a glass of water near a light. |
Name: Rose Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a) Rose1656 Aug 12, 2013 4:41 PM CST |
| Not that I need anymore, but I'm going to try that! I'm sure somebody in the neighborhood will take them if they make it! I did read that wintersowing Hibiscus is not real reliable, but I may try that too. |
Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow! Xeramtheum Aug 12, 2013 5:33 PM CST |
| I just stick the cuttings in dirt. Haven't tried the water method. "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. " Abraham Lincoln |
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