Re: Roselle [Hibiscus sabdariffa]

Not sure how it would do in zone 5, Donna, but here it grows fast and starts blooming almost at once. The one in the picture is a volunteer, maybe a month and a half old. Yesterday it had two flowers [both now gone]; today it has three new ones--and lots of buds. It's not listed in A2Z [which is odd], but Sunset's National Garden Book says it will grow in all zones.

On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:09 AM, Donna wrote:

hum... those leaves would make a great backdrop
here... how long does it take to get going Jim? Would
lets say by the end of June would it be noticable in a
zone 5 garden? (I realize I would never see a bloom)

Donna


On Apr 5, 2005 2:22 PM, james singer
<islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:

I just added an image of a H. sabdariffa

flower--the roselle--to my

photo briefcase.

http://tinyurl.com/4zkhk

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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