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Hibiscus: Hibiscus seeds, 1 by Dave67

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Dave67 wrote:
Hi Sheila, I have never seen a seed pod form on this particular hibiscus.
However, it does start very easily from cuttings. I would reccomend
using 6 to 8 inch tip cuttings in soil, remove the bottom half of the leaves
from the stem before planting and keep the medium moist but not wet.
It would not hurt to mist them and keep them out of strong sun for a few
weeks untill they start to show some new growth.

I have used this plant as a pollen donor with another hibiscus that does
set seedpods and now have 14 seedlings that I will have to wait awhile
to see what kind of new flowers I will get. Right now they are only about
3 or 4 inches tall.

Heres a pic of the seed pod parent's flower...