Canadian Gardening: Tropicals in Canada, 1 by

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I put two hibiscuses and a duranta outside for the summer. The yellow hibiscus will bloom all year round. When I bring the hibiscuses back in the house for the winter, the one with red flowers will lose all its leaves, and then while its leaves are growing back, it will start blooming its head off.

This summer I also put my Norfolk Island Pine out because it was slowly dying on me - it is now growing- go figure; its mostly in shade.

The rest I keep inside, just under 200 tropicals, mostly hoyas, and most of which will eventually bloom on and off all year. The attached picture is first flowers for Hoya sp Molukken; it's a four year old plant. Lots of patience needed for these. People who can put their hoyas outside usually are able to get them to bloom faster. I just won't at this point; I only have patience because I keep getting more hoyas, and the more I get, the older ones start blooming by default and it appeases my patience to see the flowers on the new ones...lol.


Christine