Hibiscus: Hibiscus happy, 1 by BarrysHibiscus

BarrysHibiscus wrote:
Decklife, we once went down the coast in early April thinking of moving to Rockport where we have warmer winters than in Houston. But there was hard frost the next morning, so my illusion of warmth evaporated, compared to Houston. Luck to you.

To answer your question, though I am not typical . . I grew seven or so for a year, then found a nursery with exotics and grew thirty for five years or so, actually digging them up and potting them each December and doing the garage shuffle all winter. And then we stumbled upon a hibiscus show and sale in Miami where we were vacationing . . and I stopped breeding roses and lilies and we went to 200 hibiscus and began breeding them and now we may have . . 300 with actual names on them and two or three thousand with numbers only or with working names while they are evaluated for a few years. We have a half acre south of Houston with one 90' x 16'greenhouse and one 25 x 25 and two small ones. The sides roll up on the houses so most of the year they only provide some shade and many, many pots are outside from March thru December or so. Very few are planted directly in the ground because it is so much easier to winter protect a potted plant.
hope this helps,
Barry
attached is a new one, 8-9" and heavy texture, lots more spots in summer, I'll wager.