HIBISCUS
By hollyeves
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LATE LAST SUMMER I BOUGHT A HIBISCUS FROM MY LOCAL PLANT SHOP. I WAS ADVISED TO KEEP IT INDOORS THIS WINTER…. EVER SINCE IT HAS HAD A HOME ON MY LANDING….. AT FIRST I FOUND IT HAD LOTS OF GREEN CATERPILLERS ON IT… WHICH HAD EATEN THE LEAVES.. I TOOK AS MANY OFF AS I COULD FIND AND PUT THEM OUTSIDE………
THE LEAVES BEGAN TO GROW AGAIN AND ONE LITTLE BUD STARTED TO GROW……
IT HAS NOW COME INTO FLOWER AND IS LOVELY……
HERE IS THE BUD STARTING TO GROW.
JUST BEGINNING TO OPEN….
HERE IT IS IN FULL FLOWER….. I HOPE IT WILL HAVE SOME MORE FLOWERS SOON…. IN THE SUMMER IT WILL BE PLANTED OUT IN THE GARDEN….
- 22 Feb, 2010
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thanks jacque...how did your daughter get on...hope it was good news..
22 Feb, 2010
Yes she Passed Holly :) Thanx 4 your Well wishes i did pass them on 2 her :)
22 Feb, 2010
ohhh wow thats good bet your relieved its over.... tell her well done from me.... : O )
22 Feb, 2010
You did well to spot and get rid of all the caterpillers to keep it going Holly , it's rewarded you with a beautiful flower .. I hope it grows well for you in the garden and has lots more blooms .........
22 Feb, 2010
Yes Were Both Very Relieved Holly :) il give her ur Message :)X
22 Feb, 2010
Thanks Amy.......
22 Feb, 2010
That's a beauty! I think it'll need winter protection, though. :-(((
Jac - that's good news! Tell her 'well done' from me, as well, please.
22 Feb, 2010
i think it will be ok outside next winter......
22 Feb, 2010
Thanx Spritz il tell her when she gets home :) XXX
22 Feb, 2010
Holly - did it have a plant label with a latin name? If it's Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, which is what it looks like from your photos, it isn't hardy. Do please google it and take a look, I'd hate you to lose it after all the TLC you've given it.
22 Feb, 2010
Holly how do you get across your landing ?....Its a lovely colour ,I hope it does well for you.........
22 Feb, 2010
What a lovely flower Holly, Hibiscus are gorgeous plants and yours is a beautiful colour. :o)
22 Feb, 2010
It's a beautiful colour. It should grow into a lovely shrub in your garden
22 Feb, 2010
I agree with spritz thats lovely but not hardy.sold to keep in house or heated glasshouse
22 Feb, 2010
lovely colour holly.. very pretty ;o))
22 Feb, 2010
Gorgeous colour, a real beauty.
22 Feb, 2010
Thanks everyone..... im glad you all liked the Hibiscus.......thanks 4 the imfo as well spritz......i will put it on the patio in its pot 4 the summer then i can bring it indoors again next winter..... it is different to my other hibiscus plants i have out in the garden......so thats probably why..... : O ))
23 Feb, 2010
A really beautiful plant Holly.
23 Feb, 2010
I'm so glad to read that you'll be bringing it in for the winter. :-)))
23 Feb, 2010
Glad you like it clarice.... Spritz : O )))
24 Feb, 2010
What a lovely colour Holly - agree with Spritz / Bjs though - best kept in a big pot and lifted into a greenhouse for winter. Would be a shame to loose such a lovely coloured plant.
26 Feb, 2010
Lovely looking plant you have there, Holly! :-) My mum came to visit me once in Spain & as it was just after my birthday she bought me a lovely Hibiscus just like yours. I think I have a few photos of it on our kitchen balcony somewhere.
Just like Spriz said, don't plant it in your garden, it's a tender perennial & won't survive the frosts.
26 Feb, 2010
Thanks Thecottageg
when i bought it Balcony i thought it could go outside like my other Hibiscus.... but it can have a place on my landing in the winter.....
27 Feb, 2010
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This is a Gorgeous Coloured Hibiscus Holly :)
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