Hib ID

Can anyone ID this hibiscus? I have some seeds from it, and just want to have an idea as to what it is so I know how to care for it when I sow them. It's fairly compact (only about 2 feet tall and about the same wide). Thanks much!

Here's an almost spent flower from the same plant.

The seed pod

A better look at an open bloom.

Thanks much for any help/suggestions in ID.

I think its a Hardy Hibiscus Rose Mallow "Lord Baltimore"

Wilfred

Thank you Wilfred!

Given the height of the Hibiscus, color of the flower, color of the leaf and shape of the leaf it is most likely Luna Red. It is definitely not Lord Baltimore.

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Red'
http://www.perennials.com/seeplant.html?item=1.270.120

Hibiscus ‘Lord Baltimore’
http://www.perennials.com/seeplant.html?item=1.270.250

Mike

I have Luna Red (attached) already, and this one is much more pink/fuschia than red.

I got one from the store its called luna rose.. looks just like this one you have and yes i agree not a luna red mine is fusha and looks the same as yours in ever pic.. I have found nothing on her though for luna rose..
jen

I plan to start some seeds germinating from the pink/fuchsia one, and may get better pictures next spring. We'll see. I definitely think it's a close relation to the luna red because the flowers are about the same size, and the leaf and plant structure is almost identical to my luna red. But the pink/fuchsia one has a dark center/eye whereas my red does not have a change at the center/eye of the bloom.

is it the same as mine

Almost ... the one I posted is just slightly more pink/fushcia.

that was at night the color was lighter the next day.. I'm not even sure what mine is the card just said luna rose but i have never found it on here

Sure looks like the same one to me. I might have to do some googling to see what I can find. Thanks Jen!

i dont know how great this is but i just found this http://www.ballhort.com/Landscapers/plant_info.aspx?phid=033102347004669

I've found several other references and pictures that are identical to what I posted, and probably the same thing as Jen/Smurf's hib, and they are identified as a Luna Rose. Guess we get to start a new plantfile! Though I'm not sure how one goes about that.

http://www.easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/hibiscus-4

This message was edited Nov 5, 2009 3:47 PM

yep thats the same i have.. thanks to my momma I woke up one morning with it on the porch with a bow.. took a few days to figure out who left it there lol

k i put it up in the plant files

jlj072174,

smurf428 is correct it is Luna Rose. Here are some useful links:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=1&q=luna+rose+hibiscus&btnG=Search+images&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0

The Luna Hibiscus family portrait can be found on this page:
http://www.nola.com/homegarden/index.ssf/2009/07/post_38.html
http://blog.nola.com/home_impact/2009/07/medium_25hibiscuslunarose.JPG

I had a strange experience with my Luna Red. The seed pods were oddly formed and very lumpy. When I went to harvest the seeds I found a small but fully formed hibiscus flower bud at the center of the seed pod. The bud was unopened but had bright red pedals. The other pods which were not as large also had buds at the center but the buds were not as well formed. Unfortunately I did not have a camera at hand but I intend to take photographs next year. I have the seeds and plan to start then in a month or two once I have my other hibiscus going.

Has anyone observed this condition in the Luna Hibiscus or other Hibiscus cultivates?

Mike


This message was edited Nov 5, 2009 4:22 PM

i have never had that.. Not that i'm an expert i just grew my first luna this year (i think its a luna its the pink and white) from seed this year.. Both this one and my luna rose gave me a few pods of seeds.. All i can say is WOW!! i had tropical ones most of the summer and one gave me seeds but I'm talking 8 in a pod.. the hardy ones had like 20 if not more... I pollinated them myself so i knew they would take.. With these plus others I will give them all a try this spring... to see what i get growing.. Has anyone mixed hardies?? can you cross any onf them?? (luna ans disco belles for example) I know they only come in a few colors but i would like to try.. Who knows maybe I'll get something nice...
jen

I have plenty of seed of this pink one. If someone wants some give me a DM!

Lee -- Is yours a Luna Rose as well? Looks a lot like the one Smurf posted, as well as very similar to the one I found nearby. Thankfully, the one I found had seeds on it, so I'm set for now. I can't wait to get more germinated and growing for next year.

It is called newbiscus here but that is more a trademark I think.

No that is to light to be a luna rose mine is almost fushia.. Very pretty though.. could be a Hibiscus moscheutos 'Anne Arundel'... or maybe a pink Hibiscus moscheutos 'Southern Belle'

I would love to have more kinds of these hibiscus moscheutos. I can't find any here in the Netherlands on the internet. No sellers.
Can someone here help me to get some seed of different kinds then mine?

What are the requirements for sending/receiving seeds in the Netherlands? I might be able to help you out with some. I have some seeds from the Luna Rose, as well as other hardy ones (red, white, pink).

No problems receiving seeds or plants at all. I have received many different plants, cuttings and seeds from over the world.