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Re: Hibiscus syriacus "Blue Bird and / or Hibiscus Sinosyriacus

Don Martinson wrote:

> > If anyone happens to come across Hibiscus syriacus "Blue Bird " seeds or
> >any variety of Hibiscus Sinosyriacus seeds , could you please tell me a
> >source where I could buy them ?
> >TIA.
> >
> >Dennis < ddweston@MNSi.net >
> >SW Ontario zone 6
> >
> >
>
> Since "Blue Bird" is a named cultivar, any seeds from this plant would
> likely show considerable variability and not necessarily resemble the
> parent .  If you really want the blue color from this particular cultivar
> which, in my opinion is only slightly bluer than the other cultivars, you
> should either obtain  a plant or at least get a cutting from a plant of
> known color.
>
> Also, Hibiscus sinosyriacus is an invalid name, refering only to H. syriacus.
>
> Don Martinson
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin
> d*@post.its.mcw.edu
>
> "Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
> Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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I am not sure about the invalidity of "sinosyriacus" from the gardening point of
view, though it may well be in the botanical sense. Hilliers of Winchester's
famous guide lists a few varieties of H. sinosyriacus(L.H. Bailey) including
"Ruby Glow" which I once grew in the English Midlands, where it was perfectly
hardy but the climate was not sunny enough for it to produce much flower.
The flowers are described as larger but I found that they remained conical in
shape rather than opening fully.


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Regards,
Gordon Walker
Cat Bells
Chemin de Ferrals
11170 Villespy
France




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