Our new favorite

Blooming now, as it did all winter. This Snow Queen Hibiscus has very beautiful leaves as well as the flowers.

that is so gorgeous, trois! I've never seen that one.So it blooms all winter, or does it just not die back?

We had a mild winter, with only a couple of frosts. The blooming slowed, but never stopped. It is now in a growing spree and doing fantastic. At it's best, it will have a half dozen blooms at a time. The leaves are always spectacular.

Great plant.

trois

trois, I'm a bit late as I've seen you closed the identification thread about this hibiscus.
Your plant is Red Hot and not Snow Queen although they're related.
Read this article that can give you the clue. Its writer is a well known hybridizer of trpical hibiscus. He and his wife created some nice blooms like Rum Runner, Opening Act or Italian Ice.
http://coop.co.pinellas.fl.us/timetweb/2002/august02/augdaleplant.htm

Regards

Carlos

I will do more checking. I considered the Red Hot, but for some reason rejected it as something didn't fit. Maybe I had some bad info.
Thanks, I will continue checking.

trois

Hi, trois ! This hibiscus is gorgeous ! The leaves are indeed spectacular ! Do you have a picture of the whole plant ?
Adina

Carlos, 'Snow Queen' does not just have white and green variegation. It changes colors as the temperatures warm (and if it receives a lot of full sun. It will have the same coloration as shown in the photo Trois posted. The 'Red Hot' has variegation is a much deeper color than the colors of the "Snow Queen' and has more green in its new foliage. From a distance, 'Snow Queen" foliage at its darker stages is lighter in hue than "Red Hot", but is not just green and cream.

'Red Hot' ...
http://cornerstonetreefarm.com/vegetation/groundcover/Red%20Hot%20Hibiscus.jpg
http://www.tropgard.com/media/photos/red_hot_hib.jpg

A view of 'Snow Queen' new foliage in early spring as it rejuvenates from freezing back ...

A view of the foliage startiing to turn colors ...

Another view of the foliage as it ages ...

Yet another view of a leaf ...

I do not have the time right now to go through all of my CDs to loacte the photo of how "Snow Queen appears later in the season. By fall, it has very deep colors; biut not as deep as 'Red Hot'.

My plant was labelled 'Snow Queen'. When it started changeing colors, I asked the people at the nursery about it thinking that it might be "red Hot' instead of "Snow Queen'. They showed me one of their "Red Hot' which mine definitely isn't because it has more red in its leaf coloration; whereas, "Snow Queen's deeper colors are marron. They said that it can have variation in colors depending upon the light it receives, temperature ranges and fertilizer application. I use a fertilizer made specifically for hibiscus.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3930/is_200101/ai_n8951826

'Snow Queen' as my looks in spring ...
http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/2004/0076snow_queen.jpg

This message was edited May 11, 2006 2:32 PM

Wow, looks almost just like trois' ! Wonderful ! Thanks for so much information, htop !
Adina