Ft Lauderdale, Florida Hibiscus Blooms Oct 31 & Nov 1, 2009

Here are some blooms, from the last two days, starting with the "always very loudly bright" Hibiscus "Neon Nova".

Hibiscus "Antique Treasure" which is a "mini: bloom.

Hibiscus "Fifth Dimension"

Hibiscus "Suede Buttons"

Hibiscus "Pay Dirt" (another mini bloom)

And lastly Hibiscus "Creme De La Creme". I think this was the largest sized bloom I've had on this hibbie.

Jon

Jon

What fantastic blooms, I love "Suede buttons & "Fifth Dimension" , The colors on all of them are wonderful. Thank You for sharing.

Tina

WOW that Neon Nova is awesome!!! Actually, they are all awesome... so lucky!!! I love them!!!

Wonderful pictures. I'm enjoying all the pictures of the different hibs. Mary

Wow, Jon, what a nice bunch of beautiful Hibs. Picked #1 Creme De La Creme, #2 Antique Treasure & for #3 Suede Buttons. Love the pink-lavender color on Pay Dirt & 5th Dimension & Neon Nova are fantastic. Ah, heck, they are all stunning. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Judy

MY question is how do I get some of these BEAUTFUL hibiscus. They don't have anything like this at my local nusery.
Mary

Thanks everyone. Neon Nova is one of my favorites because its so bright. I picked up Antique Treasure at a hibiscus meeting in July and it almost died. It lost all its foliage immediately but has completely recovered and finally started blooming again this weekend. Fifth Dimension has been around for many years, but its silver coloration around the center is awesome. It opens up a salmon color around the edges and fades to yellow by late in the day.
You would probably need to order these tropical hybrid hibiscus online Mary. I would imagine they only sell the hardy ones in your climatic zone. You would need to bring these tropical ones inside for the winter as they cannot take temperatures below freezing. Many of the online retailers have stopped taking orders and shipping until next spring. You may still be able to order and receive hybrids this fall from www.logees.com, www.exotichibiscus.com and www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com. You would need to keep them inside in a sunny location until your last frost next spring.

Jon

stick around Mary & we'll get you started, warning though...it's addicting.

Suede Buttons rocks!

deb