Re: Tropical hibiscus
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- Subject: Re: Tropical hibiscus
- From: D* M* <l*@execpc.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:11:35 -0500
>Valerie Lowery@ZEON
>07/19/99 02:32 PM
>
>This weekend I saw the most wonderful hibiscus! These blooms were the size
>of dinnerplates and were a marvelous dark shade of crimson. Another had
>white blooms with a pink picotee. Are these the tropical hibiscus? How
>are they normally sold -- plant or seed? Does anyone have any experience
>growing these? They seem to be be hardy in zone 6a, but it could be that
>they are reseeding.
Val...
These are undoubtedly hybrids of Hibiscus moscheutos and are commonly sold
as plants under several cultivar names such as, Lady Baltimore, Lord
Baltimore, Disco Belle Pink, Turn of the Century and Southern Belle. Seeds
of mixed strains are also available. They are hardy up here in Zone 5, but
are late to break dormancy in the spring.
Wayside Gardens carries most of the cultivars, but you can probably find
them cheaper elsewhere.
Don
Don Martinson
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
AHS Heat Zone #4, Map at:
( http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/hz1024.jpg )
l*@execpc.com
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