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Aug 9, 2013 4:55 PM CST
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Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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Please share photos of your favorite Hardy Hibiscus. Here is my favorite called 'Midnight Marvel.'

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Aug 9, 2013 5:04 PM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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Mine is hands down, Luna Pink Swirl.


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Aug 9, 2013 5:08 PM CST
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Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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Very nice. I bet you would like 'Summer Storm' too.
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Aug 11, 2013 7:35 PM CST
Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)
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Plum Crazy has to be my favorite!



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Aug 11, 2013 7:47 PM CST
Name: Karen
Valencia, Pa (Zone 6a)
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Aug 11, 2013 8:16 PM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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Oh my .. I love the Plum Crazy .. do you have any seeds for trading?
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Aug 11, 2013 8:27 PM CST
Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)
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I'll keep an eye on it and let you know if I get some. It's still blooming. Will I have to wait for them to dry naturally, or can I pull them off and send the seed pods to you?

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Aug 11, 2013 8:31 PM CST
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Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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Like the Plum Crazy.
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Aug 11, 2013 8:36 PM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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Best to let them dry naturally - I'm already collecting seeds from the Luna Pink Swirl if anyone is interested .. would be happy to send for postage or trade .. anyone have Cranberry Crush?
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Aug 12, 2013 4:24 AM CST
Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)
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I have cranberry crush, too. I would like some seeds from Luna Pink Swirl, if you have any left!

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Aug 12, 2013 6:30 AM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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I've got tons and tons of seeds for the Pink Swirl. I'll send you a T-Mail.
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Aug 12, 2013 7:10 AM CST
Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
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Summer Storm has my favorite vote; for some reason it hasn't been attacked by the larvae that completely hollow out the leaves of my other Hibiscus every year.


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Aug 12, 2013 8:24 AM CST
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Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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I got a cutting of 'Summer Storm.' It's beautiful. Some of these wont come true from seeds. The ones with dark leaves especially. You can order seeds of the Luna and Disco Belles. I just like the dark leaved varieties because they look good when not blooming. Summer Storm and Midnight Marvel were the two best out of all the ones I've seen for leaf color and blooms. I'm rooting cuttings of mine.
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Aug 12, 2013 9:31 AM CST
Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
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I really need to shape mine...I should try some cuttings as well. Hadn't thought of it 'til you mentioned it, Clint. Thanks!
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Aug 12, 2013 10:03 AM CST
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Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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They root in water so easily. I was surprised.
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Aug 12, 2013 10:18 AM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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The hardy's do root a whole lot easier than the tropicals, rosa-sinensis.
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Aug 12, 2013 3:22 PM CST
Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)
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Do you take cuttings like you do on a lilac bush? I have so many of them, I don't really need more, but it would be fun to try. Has anyone ever tried splitting the root ball?

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Aug 12, 2013 4:23 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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I just root them like Coleus. I cut a limb off and root in a glass of water near a light.
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Aug 12, 2013 4:41 PM CST
Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)
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Not that I need anymore, but I'm going to try that! I'm sure somebody in the neighborhood will take them if they make it! I did read that wintersowing Hibiscus is not real reliable, but I may try that too.
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Aug 12, 2013 5:33 PM CST
Name: Anne
Summerville, SC (Zone 8a)
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I just stick the cuttings in dirt. Haven't tried the water method.
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