Texas Gardening: More Texas interest, 1 by podster

podster wrote:
Charlenesplants ~ Welcome to zone 8.

So sorry you have lost so many lovely tropicals. I too seem to gravitate to the tropical plants and keep them in pots so I can shelter them thru the winter. There are some like the hardy hibiscus that will do all right. The related Texas Star and Confederate Rose are also hardy.

The tropical hibiscus as well as one I am growing this year ~ H sabdariffa just cannot bear the colder weather. If you love them and want to exert the effort of moving them in and out, you should still be able to enjoy them. Definitely worth doing the research. pod