Hi Bluewing, The actual flower is not very pretty, but, even at that "Uglyduckling" would have been preferable to "Pond Scum." I personally don't...
I've been perusing Hibiscus sites on the internet and I just found a Hibiscus named 'Pond Scum'! poodle
Thanks for the link but it's too technical for me, most of it is going zooooom, right over my head! Only a true botanist could keep all that stuff...
I think you may be onto something Eric. Follow this link: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HIRA When you get there click on the...
I have been reading up on Hibiscus's and they are related to Althea's. I have had Althea's and I know for a fact they don't have burrs on their...
So, where did you get this plant mike? I'm really intrigued by it. poodle
(before it flowered i took a leaf to the police department to make sure it was not hemp) ROFL!!! Yeah,that crossed my mind too. Burrs on the...
I found a site that might be of interest to you. http://www.hotkey.net.au/~ganmor/howie/nomen.htm Click on 'intro' and scan to the bottom of...
That is the oddest leaf I have ever seen. I've seen a lot of Hybiscus plants and never have I seen one with that kind of leaf. The flower color is...
I'm personally torn between Roses and Hibiscus. I don't like some of the types of Hibiscus's that I see, the colors are really gaggy. I'm limited...
Thanks Daniel, As you can tell, I'n not up on equatorial things. Boy, that really seems so odd, being as I've lived just the oposite all my life....
I'm throughly confused with the October thing, I thought you said it was Spring there. Things grow pretty quick on the Coast, as the crow flies...
I can't get used to pruning things back. I have some Salvia that it is suggested to prune them back by 1/3 in August (Texas time) to encourage...
Thank you Ed!!! That's it, I googled that name and I found one on Wiki-pedia that is the color of mine. They come in many different colors. It's a...
