Hibiscus: Everyone got their spring orders in?, 1 by BarrysHibiscus

BarrysHibiscus wrote:
db Smith, four of those are my creations so I can tell you something about them. Climax was Hibiscus of the Year nationally, so it did very well in a wide variety of conditions. Right now my blooms are 9" but 8" is common in some weather. For me it is a reliable bloomer and each flower has very bright colors and perfect form. Rainbow Christie I didn't create but grew for years. The flower is very large, the eye very dark, kind of pastel yellows and pinks in the body, incomplete petal overlap . . generally very good blooms, but I dislike the growth habit of the plant, very leggy for me. Veronika Todd I named for good friend and neighbor and she took six years to wait for just the right one. Each bloom is a sculptured beauty and we prefer the hot weather versions with the white spots; great plant here. Susan Schlueter I named for my wife, so ya gotta know it is good. Tropical Punch makes very large flowers, very firm texture, fully overlapped show form, multiple days, yellow and orange and pink with spots; brand new release, being evaluated by the Amer Hib Society for Hibiscus of the Year competition.
Also not mine, Silver Memories for me made one of the prettiest plants I ever saw; keep moving it till you find a spot it likes and it will bloom enough to please you, I think. Beautiful bloom.
Softly Spoken makes huge lavender flowers with good form, perfect for exhibition where hib shows exist. Plant not as good as the bloom, but you might not care when you see a few blooms.
Cherry Cola will be the smallest of this list, I think; the breeder sent me wood but it has not bloomed yet. Pretty pictures.
Think Pink is nice but since you like them big, you might want to wait for my Collectible (attached) which Matt will be selling. Huge, perfect flat form, hvy texture, good bloomer, lots bigger than Think Pink.
HOpe this helps,
Barry