Hibiscus: another hardy-, 0 by amorecuore

amorecuore wrote:
I don't think most of the hybrids will set their seed pods that will mature Judy. What quite a few people like to do is to cross pollinate some of their own hybrids to create a brand new potential variety. You take two varieties that have blooms on the same day. You brush the pollen off of one flower onto the stamen on the other. The bloom will fall off of the mother plant. You hope that a seed pod grows and swells over the next 6 to 8 weeks. When the pod falls off naturally you then look inside and see if you have any seeds that were produced that can be planted. Here is a photo from this evening of a 4 week old seedling from a successful cross pollination.
Jon