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pebble
Bodrum
Turkey (Zone 10a)
 August 10, 2002 5:22 PM Post #39383
| I got this in a trade 2-3 years ago as a hibiscus, I have been babying it, and every year it gets to be about this size, but never any flowers on it... 
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Calalily
Deep South Coastal, TX (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2002 5:25 PM Post #323867
| Confederate Rose. Isn't your growing season long enough? Mine is blooming now. |
pebble
Bodrum
Turkey (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2002 5:27 PM Post #323873
| is confederate rose the same as hibiscus?
maybe you are right and the growing season is too short :(
I wonder if I should just yank the darned thing out...if it isnt ever going to bloom for me, what's the point. |
Calalily
Deep South Coastal, TX (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2002 5:33 PM Post #323881
| Pebble do you have it in full sun? It loves full sun.
Oh yeah, it's hibiscus mutabilis. Should have put that down first. |
pebble
Bodrum
Turkey (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2002 5:35 PM Post #323885
| it is indeed in full sun - I have noticed when I come home for lunch and look over at it, the leaves look like they are drooping, but when i get home from work and look at it, they are fine... |
mark
Antrim, Northern Ire
United Kingdom (Zone 8b)
August 10, 2002 5:36 PM Post #323886
| aren't somw plants nice enough without flowers? that plant looks fine by me |
Azalea
Jonesboro, GA (Zone 7b)
August 10, 2002 5:36 PM Post #323887
| I have had one for two years, in full sun - it had buds last year, but they turned yellow & fell off. The thing is about 8 ft tall this year, some buds, but still no blooms -I think It is a lack of rain. Have a couple of younger ones from the Fla swap, no blooms there either. |
pebble
Bodrum
Turkey (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2002 5:38 PM Post #323888
| MMMMMarrkkkkk, there you go, making me feel bad...I already have a lot of plants that look nice without flowers, but I had my heart set on a hibiscus...and have been waiting all this time...if my growing season is too short, shouldnt I send it someone who will at least see the flowers? |
Calalily
Deep South Coastal, TX (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2002 6:10 PM Post #323900
| Pebble, duh, should have noticed your growing season is longer than mine. It should bloom for you, don't give up.(don't feed it much either.) |
Wingnut
Spicewood, TX (Zone 8b)
August 10, 2002 6:18 PM Post #323905
| Pebble, don't you let him make you feel bad! Yes, some plants are pretty without flowers, but if the potential is there for "all that AND flowers, too" I think it would be such a waste to not try to have them, too! :)
Hey, Mark ~ this is what's called an emoticon :) It's used to show smiles that buffer the stern tone of typing. ;) |
pebble
Bodrum
Turkey (Zone 10a)
August 10, 2002 6:23 PM Post #323908
| Cala, I dont think my growing season is longer than yours...I dont know why we in vancouver, wa are classified as zone 8, personally I think we are more like a 6
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busybee
Kentwood, LA (Zone 8b)
August 11, 2002 12:40 AM Post #324125
| pebble, Make sure it gets plenty of water. The more water the bigger the plant and the more blooms. If it is in a damp spot it will get 15-20 ft in one growing season. Check the tips of the limbs. they should be setting some blooms soon. It will be worth it when it does bloom. |
Calalily
Deep South Coastal, TX (Zone 10a)
August 11, 2002 12:57 AM Post #324148
| Busybee, I've noticed that. The ones blooming have to be at least 10 feet tall and are in a low place where it's moister. |
Azalea
Jonesboro, GA (Zone 7b)
August 11, 2002 1:09 AM Post #324157
| Calla - There is a house not far from us that has a couple of them and they are trimmed like shrubs and full of blooms every year - haven't checked on them this year tho. I wonder if it would be a good idea to keep pinching or cutting them back when they are smaller so they would branch out more. Like a regular hibiscus. I may have to go meet those people soon!
Also the Morning glory tree only has one tall stalk, several buds but no blooms yet - it must be about 12 ft tall! |
Georgiaredclay
lagrange, GA (Zone 7a)
August 11, 2002 1:12 AM Post #324162
| How about the ones that are 2 feet tall. LOL I was wondering when the bloom time was. I have three and two are about two feet tall but full of leaves. The other is about 4 foot tall and only has leaves in the very top. This is the first year for all of them. I did notive that the tip of the leaves look as if they were trying to put out a bud. Maybe some hope anyway. |
tiG
Newnan, GA (Zone 8a)
August 11, 2002 3:31 AM Post #324388
| I'm not keeping mine wet enough. I might just move them tomorrow. |
