Re: Re: RE: Fringed hibiscus

 Yes, not to be nosey, but we sure hope she's ok after the rough summer she
had.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] RE: Fringed hibiscus


> David - how IS your daughter??
>
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Franzman
> Sent: 9/23/2004 8:22:09 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] RE: Fringed hibiscus
>
> > Hi Andrea
> >
> > I'm back from getting my daughter out of the hospital once again.  She
has
> > spent one month out of three in the hospital this summer.
> >
> > Now on to the Hibiscus that you call Fringed.  The botanical name is
(I'm
> > going to misspell this) schzopetalus or Chinese lantern.  I had 30 of
these
> > plants but their frenquency of blooming and the delicateness of the
flowers
> > made transporting them and showing difficult.  They also need huge
> > quantities of water and plenty of shade here.  Demur is how I would put
> > their flowers.
> >
> > DF
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] RE: Fringed hibiscus
> >
> >
> > > Well Poop. David, are you out there? Someone needs to send you some
> > cuttings
> > > to grow!
> > >
> > > Andrea H
> > > Beaufort, SC
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 4:45 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] RE: Fringed hibiscus
> > >
> > >
> > > > Don't know, Andrea. The one I photographed is at Selby Botanical
> > > > Garden. "Plant Finder" doesn't list any growers. I recall doing a
> > > > Google search once and not finding anyone who had them for sale. I
> > > > probably would not have known about them at all if a customer at the
> > > > nursery had not asked one of the designers to incorporate some in
her
> > > > landscape at about the same time I was reading Julia F, Morton's
"500
> > > > plants of South Florida [1981]," which has a picture of it on the
dust
> > > > jacket.
> > > >
> > > > It has a weepy growth habit, somewhat like the Crape Anderson
hibiscus
> > > > [the one that's grown as a small tree]. The flowers are really
> > > > sensational.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sunday, September 19, 2004, at 08:59 PM, Andrea H wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Where can I get one?
> > > > >
> > > > > Andrea H
> > > > > Beaufort, SC
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > Cc: "'james singer'" <jsinger@igc.org>
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:36 PM
> > > > > Subject: [CHAT] RE: Fringed hibiscus
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> For those interested in seeing Jim's fringed hibiscus wander over
to:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> http://www.simplymyworld.com/Hibiscusschizopetalus.jpg
> > > > >>
> > > > >> and what a beauty it is.....
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> For all links to all of Jim's photos:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> http://simplymyworld.com/jimphotos.htm
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Donna
> > > > >> Sorry it is late, out goofing off today and not checking
e-mail.....
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > > > >>> From: james singer
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Donna, this is a picture of the fringed hibiscus [H.
schizopetalus]
> > > > >>> Please post it for me. Thanks.
> > > > >>
> > > >
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> > > > Island Jim
> > > > Southwest Florida
> > > > 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> > > > Zone 10a
> > > > Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> > > >
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