"Kiss and Tell" is blooming, and blooming and blooming..

This flower is near black when it first opens.This flower is 3 days old and still nice, I have been using it for hybridizing a lot. large flowers
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Beautiful lipstick red color! I definitely can see how it got its name!!

Hey Kyle, so is that in a greenhouse? It's a tropical? Great color :)

Susan

Susan, yes its a tropical form and is in a greenhouse.we are zone 5a so too cold to leave outside. :-)

Kyle I have about 33 tropicals in my GH and they are constantly blooming. I have to water them about once a week. I'm not letting them go dormant. I am loosing leaves but they still look great.

My question is: By doing this will my hibiscus bloom this summer? Do they have to have to go dormant? I have read that they only will bloom on new growth. Or is that just for the tree and bush type? I plan on triming them up when I put them out next spring.

Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch.

Linda

Linda tropical hibiscus can go dormant, but don't NEED to.if they get warm temp, water, and bright light they will bloom year round.Cut the plants back 1/3 when you move them outdoors for summer and DO NOT move them outside till the night temps stay in at least the low 50's end of April in Iowa.

Kyle thank you so much.

Linda

Kyle, the flower is beautiful!

Cala, I have crossed this one a lot so will see if seeds form and grow.Its so dark when it opens up..dark cherry red. :-)

You should get some beauties from those seeds!

Gorgeous!
:) Donna