Plantidote of the Day 2012-08-06
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Hibiscus
Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Thanks to Plantidote pal insanely sane, we're starting off the week with this jaw-droppingly beautiful hibiscus. Take a second to click on the image to enlarge it -- you won't be disappointed!
There are hundreds of different varieties of hibiscus and you can read more about them at the American Hibiscus Society or the International Hibiscus Society. Or you can stay here and admire this exquisite blossom, which is actually prettier than any I saw at the plant sites. Thanks, insanely!! What a spectacular flower!
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Good Morning Plantidoters
Did you know that you can easily keep a blooming tropical Hibiscus in a sunny window all winter long? I see them at nurseries in 6 inch pots marked down in fall. They are usually in bloom when I get them and I keep one or two in a warm sunny window in my kitchen. Those babies bloom and bloom all winter long. They are bloomin machines.
So nice to see vibrant flowers in January.
What a great idea, insanely!
Indoor hibiscus -- worth a try!
Here's a little "thank you" gesture -- the first truly blue hibiscus, courtesy of a plant physiologist in Texas. Pretty nice!
that is awesome, but pet toxic
Hibiscus are stunning but that one -- superb.
Dunno if twig has ever posted this, but here it is:
http://www.aspca.org/Pet-care/poison-con...
The toxic plants for cats list. The same site has a toxic for dogs list too.
I have one cat that simply must eat everything and I'm down to pots of catnip, wheatgrass and african violets.
I did not know about the toxicity!
I used to have a pet iguana that ate hibiscus flowers -- that's why I have them. So far, the cats and dogs ignore the plants, but that's good to know. Some animals will eat anything!
Just for the record, hibiscus are prone to white fly infestations. We had one here that was so awful that an entire row of huge old hibiscus had to be taken out. There was just no getting rid of the things (white flies).
Nice
I don't do indoor hibiscus. I always have a whitefly infestation with them. I would never use anything but insecticidal soap (or bathe them 1 a week) It was such a chore I gave up. The blue winter hardy hibiscus looks interesting....but probably won't be worth it in my area. The hardy hibiscus have a very short bloom period in the PNW. (Only a few weeks) I had them in NJ where they bloomed all summer.