Cutting in flower

Love the color combo,of Mrs Jimmie Springer

Close up

what a beauty blooming in winter! thanks for sharing.

Thanks,27* here with a windchill of 13*,Hoping it would bring some smiles to where its colder and snowing,and all there seeing is white at the momment!

tropicman, your hibiscus just made me finilize my hibiscus coop order. thanks for the reminder!

Welcome,glad to be of service!

Pretty bloom - - especially with the water droplets on the second photo.

Thanks,took pic after misting in the greenhouse.

Those are some good looking cuttings. I think I have a couple that I need to whack on now, too.

Thanks,now would be a good time for an early spring planting.

Thats absolutely gorgeous Tropicman.

Beautiful! You're such a tease.
:) Donna

Who Me????
Bet you say that to all the men with pretty flowers!!! :)

I wish....than I would get more....lol!
:) Donna

Just saw your pretty hibiscus. I have hardy hibisicus seeds diner plates in red and mauve. Did you do these from cuttings? If so how do you do it. Ann in Iowa

Hi Ann,
Yes these are cuttings.
Using wet foam,cut a piece one inch square,take a 4 inch cutting,45* cut just below a leaf node,dip in rooting compound,place halfway into the cube of wet foam,place in cup or glass of water,halfway up the side of the cube of wet foam
when you see roots growing through the wet foam,plant rooted cutting and wet foam into a container,and treat as a regular growing plant.

Tropicman, you rock! I'm going to try that.

Moonglow,
Have fun,and good luck!

Is it o.k. to take hibiscus cuttings now? Thanks

Yes,anytime is ok,better in spring,when it is in the growing stage,putting on this years new growth.

Here in the Texas Gulf Coast taking cuttings most anytime of the year really isn't a problem. I take them from green, semi-ripe and ripe wood and although I can get ripe/hard wood to root it has taken as long as 7+ months to do. (My personal favorite is semi-ripe wood.)

In the winter (65 or lower) I put my cuttings in strong light in a warm place (my hoop house or in a south-facing window in the house). The rest of the year I put them in a shady, but bright, spot outside.

To root them I strip off all but 2 mature leaves and put them either in a coke bottle filled with water or dip them in rooting hormone, stick them in a 3-4" pot filled with soil and then put the whole thing in a gallon ziplock baggie. (If using a baggie keep it out of direct sunlight.) Both ways work equally well for me, but the baggie will keep the leaves from drying out in a home with a furnace running or an equally dry environment.


Donna/dstartz