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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Jun 19, 2005

First blooms of the 2005 season

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Desert_Dew Phoenix, AZ(Zone 9b) Jun 21, 2005

They are so pretty.

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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Jun 22, 2005

Thanks,I believe they are more red this year,than magenta colors in the past years,been using lots of compost,which might make the soil a touch more acid than the normal ph,which may or maynot affect the color.

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Jun 22, 2005

I have one like that and it is always the first of my hardies to bloom each year.

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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Jun 23, 2005

Rylaff,I believe yours is the Luna series hibiscus,see yours has the heart shape leaf,and mine doesn't ,same flower I believe.

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Jun 23, 2005

ah, you are so right Tropicman. I did not even notice.

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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Jun 24, 2005

Well our lowes is selling them here for the first time last weekend,thats when I noticed the leaf difference.The tag said Luna series.

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rylaff Niceville, FL(Zone 8b) Jun 24, 2005

The blooms on these are really quite large.

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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Jun 25, 2005

Mine are usally 7 to 9 inches across,some smaller some larger as well.

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