Comments on: Garden Journal August 2, 2009

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:14:36 +0000

Jackie,
Yours is probably ‘Lord Baltimore’ the most handsome and popular one. The short life of each flower makes deadheading a BIG job made worse because I have a hard time determining the difference between buds and seed heads.
Yes, okra and hibiscus are related; they are both in the mallow family.
I am glad you like the roses; you should smell their fragrance…really fabulous even to an old nose like mine.

Karen

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:06:30 +0000

We have both hardy and non hardy hibiscus and the hardy ones grow in areas with cold temperatures down to -20 F. The one in my Garden Journal is one of the hardy kind (as is the Plant Profile on hibiscus). Perhaps the ones you have experience with are the tender ones like Chinese hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis) that are very popular in Florida but are houseplants iin the rest of the US.

Karen

By: easygardener

easygardener — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:56:01 +0000

It is nice when a rescue plant goes on to become a pleasure in the garden. Gives such a sense of satisfaction. I do like Hibiscus though the red one is my favourite (not hardy here). I think it is something to do with the shape of the flower – and the extravagant display for one day only.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:40:34 +0000

Belinda is lovely, as are the others. I love the shade of Autumn Sunset. I have a hibiscus, too, a red one, and am happy to see it blooming, finally. It seems that the flowers only last one day, but thankfully, my plant has plenty. I was at Reynolda Gardens last week and thought I saw a yellow hibiscus flower with a pink center, but it was funny because it was planted in a row in the vegetable garden. Turns out it was an okra plant. I’m thinking they must be related.