Where to plant new Hibiscus.

I have a corner that gets morning sun and then afternoon shade.There would be a rhododrendum behind it and an evergreen beside it. Could this be a good area or should I put it where it will get more full sun. I have 4 to plant. Alos will they work amongst ferns ?

I'd probably go for the more full sun area, I don't think they'll bloom as well for you if they're getting too much shade.

Hi Marie_kap, I think your hibs will enjoy that corner since hib do like some afternoon shade from the afternoon scorching sun, as for your aloe working together with your ferns I think they'll do great as both need humidity, aloes need water to maintain there plumply firmness. from my experience, I can stop the ferns from growing between my aloes, but they sure grow big together.

Wilfred

I choose to move a hydrangea that was wilting from too much sun in that corner that gets more shade and put one hibiscus in its place of full sun.

Marie, can you tell us what kind of hibiscus you have? If they're hearty hibiscus you can plant them outside in part shade to full sun. If they are tropical then planting them in the ground may not be the best idea since you would have to remove them before frost sets in.
Jon

Oh I got the hardy ones. I wanted them to come back each year. I did the tropical last year and tried to keep it over the winter, no luck doing that.

LOL. I was hoping you were talking about the hardy ones. I'm not that knowledgeable on the hardy ones since they don't do well here in South Florida (they require winter dormancy). My parents have a few hardy ones in New York State. Some are in full sun and some are in half day sun and they all do ok. The thing to remember is to not give up on them next spring as they are one of the last plants to show new life in the spring. It is very typical to not see any new growth on them until late May or early June. I've read that many people think they haven't overwintered and start pulling them up before they've really had a chance to show some new growth.
Jon

Oh I will wait and seee what happens. I was looking at the tropical ones and I just wish the hardy ones came in those colors. They are beautiful.

Yeah, they are uniquely different/beautiful. I have done some reading as there really is some progress being made in the hardy varieties. It wouldn't surprise me if you start seeing a much larger variety of hardy ones over the course of the next ten years. I think it probably will eventually happen.

I never even knew you could buy hardie hibiscus. Where I grew up, eastern shore of MD, they grew wild near the marshes. It was just a plant that you saw in the summer and would dig up to move to your yard.

Interesting. I just saw tropical hibiscus growing in the wild down here last week. I was driving through the Florida Everglades on "Alligator Alley" from Ft Lauderdale to Naples, FL. In the Everglades all along the side of the roads was an endless supply of hibiscus and with pink blooms on them. They were scattered around for miles along the route. I had never noticed them before this last trip across the state.
Jon

Yeh its a wild plant....lol