"Kopper King" HIbiscus

Boom!

Robert.

Isn't it amazing Robert that with one more bloom all the leaves would be hidden.

Beautiful bloom!!!!

Molly
:^))))

I'm loving this one! I wasn't expecting the bloom to be as large as it is. Oh, happy-dance!

If it would stop raining long enough, I'd get it in the ground.....but there's time yet.

Robert.

Everytime, I come to the hibiscus forum and see Barb's pic,I think "what a beatiful flower".Thanks, to the ever so generous Badseed, I'm now the proud owner of a very healthy "kopper king". I can hardly wait for the blooms!
DeeS

Hi Robert,

Congratulations on your first bloom! Now you have the addiction!

I took 2 cuttings and the one that was on newer growth seems to be rooting so I'll now take a couple cuttings from the newer growth. Since our growth is almost finished for the season, I think I've learned it's probably better to take cuttings while the growth is still young. Now I'll know next year.

I still don't see where any pods have developed to get seeds so I'm glad I'm getting the cuttings.

Remember to fertilize as they seem to respond to that.

Barbara

Barbara,

I wonder if you could be of any assistance to us over here or know someone who can? http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/638881/

We appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Molly

Barbara~

Yes, those hibisus are *all* hungry feeders! After a few days here, I started mine on some Mir-gro and that really pepped it up. No telling how long it had been at HD and how long since it last had a bite. It thanked me by growing more leaves and buds.

I have other hibiscus already, some tall pink mallows, short white with red center, marshmallows, coccinus, and Lord Baltimore. Love those hardy hibis!

Robert.

Here's proof that Kopper King is hardy to Zone 4. This shot was taken yesterday morning just before a thunder storm rolled in. The sky was dark enough that my flash went off automatically, and the sky looked so threatening that I did not stay out long enough to set the camera to manual mode. The blossoms should be a little more pink than the picture.

This hardy hibsicus has been growing in my Minnesota yard for about 4 years. It is always late to emerge in the spring - makes me think I lost it - but then one fine warm day it pops up bigger and better than ever!

Jeannine

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jachurch~

Pretty-pretty!

I was concerned that it might be a hybrid with H. acetosella (giving it the red foliage) which is described as an annual or short-lived as a perennial, and it might be prone to dying out. Glad to hear yours is four years old.

Robert.

Robert,

I throw about 6 inches of leaf mulch on the hardy hibiscus beds in the fall, but that is the only cover they have until we get snow. I have to leave the stalks high enough so I can find the plants to uncover them in the spring. They emerge so late here that it would be easy to trample them while tending to other plants in the bed.

My Kopper King grows on a slope that used to be under a pine tree. I mulched that area for years because mowing under the tree was a problem. When the pine tree died, the area became a flower garden, and nice area of color in front of the neighbor's tall pine trees..

This shot shows Kopper King going strong . . . and taller than the plant information suggests. It gets lots of water from the in-ground sprinkler system.

Jeannine

jachurch~

My compliments on a very pretty corner of your garden!

Glad to hear that Kopper King can exceed the 48" it says on the tag. I'll bear that in mind when I set mine down. Thanks.

Robert.

jachurch,
Beautiful garden - great color combo - all look so healthy!