Re: hibiscus rosa sinensis miniature

Thank you all for your replies.

Apologies for requesting a "read receipt" with my earlier post.

----- Original Message -----
From: "david feix" <davidfeix@yahoo.com>

> Hi Maria,
> I don't think there are any truly dwarf Hibiscus rosa
> sinensis, the ones you are seeing are probably
> greenhouse grown plants that have been treated
> chemically to keep them more compact.  When planted
> out in the garden, they will still tend to grow at
> least a meter or more tall.

David, I guess that you might be right.  I bought some anyway to try
out as my established plants have just been pruned having been in
flower throughout the Winter.  It appears that these plants have been
pruned very low to produce fairly lax side shoots.   They look healthy
and have been acclimatised to the outside weather for past few weeks
at the nursery.

Hardiness and cultivation
> is similar to any of the other cultivars; they prefer
> fertile soils, regular watering and fertilizing to
> maximize bloom, and attention to insects such as scale
> and aphids, which greatly favor them.  In your area,
> they should be easy to grow in a spot protected from
> dry/cold wind, with full sun, and year round watering.
>  If you have a problem with soil nematodes in your
> garden, they are also susceptible, and may be better
> grown as container plants.
>
H. rosa sinensis is very popular here and generally easy to grow once
established.  I have seen huge specimens (the more common single red
colour) suceeding very well in gardens, without automatic irrigation,
and where absentee owners only visit occassionally to offer some tlc.
Water and fertiliser certainly improves flowering.  We certainly have
the aphid problem but they continue to flower nevertheless.  Not sure
about soil nematodes, I hope not.

Saludos,
Maria
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