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Add a tropical touch to your garden with these perennials that come back year after year.
When is the best time to bring orchids indoors? Plus, Grumpy’s plant of the week. ... For more than 30 years, Grumpy has been sharing advice on what to grow, when to plant, and how to manage ...
Hibiscus taiwanensis can grow to 3–5 meters. The leaves are broad ovate to circular, 7–10 cm long and 6–8 cm broad; simple leaves with long petioles about 10–16 cm; arranged in alternate; subcampanulate corolla, 6–9 in diameter. Its bloom season is in August to October; fruits form in November to December.
A longtime wildflower hunter shares his secrets of when Oregon's mountains reach peak bloom.
Hibiscus syriacus 'Oiseau Bleu' Hibiscus syriacus has 5-petaled flowers (to 7.5 cm or 3 inches diameter) [16] in solid colors of white, red, purple, mauve, violet, or blue, or bicolors with a different colored throat, depending upon the cultivar. Extending from the base of these five petals is the pistil at the center, with the stamen around it.
The roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable. The species Hibiscus suratensis Linn synonymous with Hibiscus aculeatus G. Don is noted in Visayas in the Philippines as being a souring ingredient for almost all local vegetables and menus. Known as labog in the Visayan area (or labuag/sapinit in Tagalog), the species is an ingredient ...
The Confederate rose was at one time very prevalent in the area of the Confederate States of America, which is how its common name was derived. It grows nicely in full sun or partial shade, and prefers rich, well-drained soil. [4] In cultivation in the UK, Hibiscus mutabilis has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [5]
Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the tropics and subtropics. As it does not tolerate temperatures below 10 °C (50 °F), in temperate regions it is best grown under glass. Plants grown in containers may be placed outside during the summer months and moved into shelter during the winter months.