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Member: podster
Journal: Default
Category: Shrubs / Trees: Hibiscus
Status: Unknown

Initial Notes:

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"VARIETIES

Tropical kinds:

H. Rosasinensis (Rose of China);
H. cannabinus;
H. Eetveldeanus;
H. mutabilis (Cotton Rose, Confederate Rose);
H. schizopetalus;
H. tiliaceus.

Hardy Perennials:

H. Moscheutos (Rose Mallow or Swamp Hibiscus);
H. grandiflorus;
H. oculiroseus. Some of the best hybrids are: Clown (white & pink w/ crimson center), Crimson Wonder (crimson-red); Fresno (silvery pink); Satan (velvety crimson); Snow White (pure white); Poinsettia (red); Silver Rose (pink); White Giant (white).

Annual Kinds:

H. Tritonum (Flower of an Hour);
H. esculenta (Okra);
H. Sabdariffa (Roselle or Jamaica Sorrel);
H. Manihot.

Hardy flowering shrub:

H. syriacus (Rose of Sharon or Shrub Althaea).
- Single-flowered kinds are: coelestis, Hamabo, Mauve Queen, totus albus, Woodbridge, and ruber.
- Double-flowered kinds are: ardens, Jeanne d'Arc, coeruleus plenus, Leopoldii plenus and paeoniflorus."

Entries and Updates

Nov 3, 2007

CUTTINGS:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/784763/ H. sabdariffa

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/786594/ Variegated ~ fire and ice

PRUNING:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/781556/#new

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