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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Mrs Ava on August 26, 2005, 12:25:06
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I have 3 hibiscus plants, about 6 foot tall and covered in blooms at the moment, but I want to move one. Anyone have any experience of how well these move?
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Hello EJ
I have two Hibiscus, in pots.
Had to re-pot one of them recently (when it was all covered in buds) 'cos it got knocked over! :o oops!
I kept it mighty damp to stop bud drop and it's now blooming away, only lost a few buds, no other damage of note. It is a Hamabo about 4 ft. ;)
Blue bird also in pot blooming it's socks off. They like it damp! :)
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One of mine is bluebird and it looks great! Once it has finished flowering I shall dig it up with as much rootball as I can and get it into it's new home. Our garden is very wet in places and dry as a bone in others, but they are so gorgeous, they are worth a little effort!
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Aren't they just. :)
Have you ever tried to strike them from cuttings?
My siter-in-law had just bought an unnamed variety, plum/burgundy colour, I sneaked a small cutting but was wondering about my chances :-\
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No, never, but have got seeds to germinate.....but then they shrivel up die! I was planning to do a big cuttings extravaganza this weekend in the garden to keep the greenhouse busy over winter, so I may take some from the hiby as a backup. I shall go take some pics of mine to post!
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If you can wait until the leaves drop it would be better as there is less water loss. If not get on with it!
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Here are 2 of my lovely Hibiscus.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/hibiscus_pink.jpg) (http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/hibiscus2.jpg)
I have another one, darker pink, but still holding on tightly to it's buds.
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Thanks Emma Jane
Love the pics, the flowers look brilliant, i've not grown hibiscus b4, but you've convinced me to find out more about them!!
Thanks again
Kev
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A question for the hibiscus experts!
I have a hibiscus bush in my back garden, on the sunny side, about 4 ft tall. It's never flowered. It's about 6 years old. Two years ago I moved it from a position that was becoming too shady due to neighbours tree. Any idea when I can expect to see flowers? I don't know what variety it is unfortunately.
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I am no expert, however, my 3 are growing in a wet bed which only gets sun until lunchtime. They receive no special treatment and have flowered since I received them, and they were no more than little sticks! I think water is the key, and maybe a good feed.
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Thanks. I never water, maybe I should.
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Well EJ I told you I'd take a look at hibiscus and i found one that is 3'6" tall for £35.00 which i walked away from (How Much!!!!) then today i found another for £11.00 which is about 2' tall and in flower!! its full of buds. I didn't realise the flowers are SO BIG 6" across!! WOW.
Next job is to find a spot deserving of it!
Thanks Again
Kev
(http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/3755/hibiscusmauvelous0iv.th.jpg) (http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hibiscusmauvelous0iv.jpg)
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EJ moved my Mum's one for her, and it is doing fab 2 years on! DP
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35 quid! WOW! My darling got mine on ebay a few years back and paid about a fiver for the three. They are gorgeous, but very late to come into leaf and bud, but well worth the wait. They look so fragile to me I think they shouldn't be hardy, but they do just fine. Glad you found one Kev!
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But does anyone know if they would be hardy up on the Pennines?I love them but havent tried them yet as my garden is rather exposed.Gr8 piccies by the way EJ .The Primulous Candilabra seeds you sent have done really well and are just coming into flower ..................beautiful tx.
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£35....cor blimey, what was it gold edged? I bought mine from Tescos last year, no the year before but like EJ need to move it...its the best its been ever too. think I'll get it shifted tomorrow, fingers crossed for yours EJ but I won't hold my breath about mine...I never seem to have much luck with these things.
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Ladies,
I think we are talking about two differernt types of Hibiscus.
There is the hardy variety that EJ & I were referring to. Blue Bird atc.
And then there is the tropical/greenhouse keep indoors for the winter sort. Big blooms to stick behind your ear on a tropical island variety!! ;D
The prices are extremely different!
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Hi Flowerlady,
so you think the price difference to be due to the fact of tropical versus garden plant!! Well the one i bought for £11 is pictured below, it is also the smaller twin of the £35 one. it's flowers as you can see are approx. 6-7 inches across, which give the impression of tropical but they're not!!
Cheers Kev
(http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8336/hibiscus3cm.th.jpg) (http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hibiscus3cm.jpg)
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I got my tropical plants from morrisons £1.99, I put them in big outdoor pots and they are about 3 foot high and have at least one bloom a day. The outdoor shrubs I got from B&Q, they where £2 each off of the reduced shelf as they where finished flowering and the leaves were falling. Two years later and they are big healthy bushes now.
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Hi Heritage
"Don't you just hate it when that happens" I thought i'd found a bargain and then you tell me this ::):'( never mind, i'm happy and the flowers ARE beautiful.
Cheers Kev
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A question for the hibiscus experts!
I have a hibiscus bush in my back garden, on the sunny side, about 4 ft tall. It's never flowered.
I'm no expert, mine flowered as soon as planted without any help from me. However I recently read on another board that they don't like acid soil & prefer neutral to alkaline. Would that be any help. If not I'd be inclined to give a potash feed to try & kick start some flowering.
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Flowerlady, a work colleague kindly brought me a cutting of hibiscus. I put it in water overnight then potted it up next day. Went out to check it yesterday and saw new growth and a couple of little leaves coming through - it's taken! It was potted up on 20th August, which is just two and a half weeks ago, so I'd certainly swipe - ahem! I mean request - some more cuttings from your sister-in-law's plant and give them a go.
;D
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Thanks for the tip Amazin, she only gave me one tiny cutting. It's not been quite two and a half weeks yet but I will go out and check tomorrow.
Will try to beg another but may have to wait till next year, she doesn't exactly live round the corner :(
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Thanks for the reassurance that cutting from hibi will take. Have fallen in love with a white/maroon centred hardy hibi growing in a friend's garden (it was un-named - anyone know?) & we were talking yesterday about taking cuttings from it for me :)
btw. The friend is an elderly lady who is careful with her money & has a water meter. The hibi is doing its beautiful stuff in a sloping border, doesn't get specially watered and anyway, even if it did, the water would soon drain away.........she also bought it for £1.50 at a car boot sale, but don't know when (or where!!)
Guess some people are just plain lucky ;D
After reading EJ's thread on seedlings, I'll also take a close look next Wed. when I go round...
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It might be Hamabo.
5 wonderful plum coloured thumb marks in the center with a corresponding flush to the edge of the petals.
Aren't they the best :)
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It might be Hamabo.
5 wonderful plum coloured thumb marks in the center with a corresponding flush to the edge of the petals.
Aren't they the best :)
Spot-on!!! Many thanks for the identification and, yes, I was wowed by it. Cheers!
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I have a couple of rather old boring looking Hibiscus :-\ (at least 20 odd years old )and one of them l want to move as it's around 6ft tall and very wide,l think l will wait until it's finished flowering,but will l harm it if l cut it back ??? before l do move it ??? l did give them a good cut years ago,but l can't remember what time of year l did it,and l perhaps l was lucky l didn't kill them ::) ::)
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SgAZA30WzmFiJd6LpGmimhAQIlLNO*uMCpfqcZMKvBYbb3Fw3fO2NHQMoNjMBXtsQ9!HmgzP71XIdGO!mgpyU*5BV2V43Dh6v1Qtj4N995SnvD17Sd9LCQ/Hibiscus.JPG?dc=4675538397096317132)
Haven't a clue what sort it is ???
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I would say Hamabo, mine is not quite so pink and also has a slight flush on the edge of the petals too.
I should register for photos shouldn't I :-[
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Hi Bambi
I Truly believe we are the masters and the plants flourish because of us!! not in spite of!! we water and nurture them and so we cut them back as and when needed!! Hibiscus are truly beautiful and quite majestic flowers, but even so they have to be trained to do as YOU / we wish, plants are far more resilient than we think, they thrive and mature through training.
cheers Kev
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Thank you Flowerlady for informing me on what my Hibiscus is called ;D
KevB had to laugh at who's the master in my garden Try telling that to my red pepper plants........still no signs of flowers or anything LOL!
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Thank you Flowerlady for informing me on what my Hibiscus is called ;D
KevB had to laugh at who's the master in my garden Try telling that to my red pepper plants........still no signs of flowers or anything LOL!
are you SURE you're not growing the non blooming type??plenty of leaves but no flower?? makes me wonder!!
KevB
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Well ermmmmmmmmmm ??? ??? l'm not sure if they do flower KevB,l've not grown any before :-[ but there are no signs of any peppers >:( they have been in the ground since March :o :o LOL!