Tres Bon

Thanks to this forum, I've acquired a new plant obsession to go along with all of my others. :) This is the first "exotic" hibiscus bloom that I've had: Dupont's Tres Bon.

Ohhhhhhhh, that is beautiful, plantmom! I want one! No, I NEED one!

I have been coveting that one myself. What a beauty to start with.

Sorry we have contributed to your new plant addiction but that is what we are really good at around here. We have some of the finest enablers anywhere. LOL

Thanks! I actually purchased 6 plants from Dupont. I've been very pleased with the plants--doubled or tripled in size. I have another plant that's getting ready to bloom. I feel like it's Christmas! If I can get them through the winter, I'll feel more comfortable getting more.

hmmmmmmmmmm I need that Cajun series one to go with my others lol. Just beautiful

I'd like to have all of the Cajun series too! You have to order in quantities of 6--no problem. My only problem: ordered too late in the year and many varieties were out of stock. :(

This one is just so much fun. Next year...................

I too am gettng worried about getting them thru winter.

You can always send your plants to me .............Although there might be a few cuttings missing when I send them back :-)))))

It has finally gotten cool enough here (last night it got down to 71) for the plants to do really well. Winter won't come here until after Christmas - then I will fret.

If I could send my plants to someone who could get my plants through the winter for me, I wouldn't care about a little "pruning." :)

Last year, I lost a couple of huge hibiscus plants when I brought them in. I don't know if it was lack of humidity or exactly what I did wrong. I did get some Logee's hibiscus through winter OK, so I am hopeful.

Does anyone know if the cajun series hibiscus are as easy as perennial hibiscus to propagate from cuttings??? Last year, I bought several from a local nursery with plans to try it, and never did, before the storm. I am just curious, as I was dying to try it, and had just gotten mine like 2 weeks before the storm hit.
Thanks in advance for the info.
Janet

Janet,

I've propagated hibiscus before from tip cuttings and they're not difficult, although I can't compare with perennial hibiscus since I've never done any. I just took a tip cutting from 4-6 inches long, used rooting hormone, stuck it in a pot and enclosed the whole in the gallon size ziplock bag. Of course, I am not an expert with hibiscus, so there might be a better way.

The only problem I've had with hibiscus is that the very large plants that I've bought have not made it through the winter. I need to search this forum to figure out what I need to do differently. I don't want to lose any of these new hibiscus plants.

you need to keep them almost dry in winter