Variegated Sea Hibiscus

Correct name is too long... Mahoe Talipariti tiliaceum 'Albo-variegatus'

It is taller than I am and just keeps getting prettier. One day it will bloom and I will fall over with the "vapors". It is about 5' tall.

Thanks Kyle. :-))))

Some of the variegation on the leaves.

More leaves. The holes are due to the falling pine straw; they impale everything in their path.

I saw the solid green variety on the shore of the waterway in Miami - lovely shrub!

That one is supposed to be close to being invasive. I hope mine grows that well. LOL

Wow - I love this one - never seen it before. Saw snow queen etc. but non with these big beautiful leaves! Is it supposed to bloom - what color - red?

Mine has never bloomed and flowers are supposed to be rare.

Ardesia, the foliage is very pretty . . is the bloom changeable with time of day? The Mahoe I have grown starts yellow, orange by noon, then red and ends in russet. It is not compatible with H.rosa-sinensis sexually, but is so very showy in its happy sites; we have often enjoyed it on trips to Sanibel Island.
peace,
Barry

Thanks Barry, this one has not bloomed for me - yet. It seems to love it here and I think it thrives on the salt air. This one is in a pot but I am going to put a couple in the ground and see how they do.

I like it! Gorgeous! Who needs blooms with those leaves? And I love Snow Queen... I had no idea this one was out there! Thanks for posting. I hope you do get blooms, Ardesia.

Beautiful foliage Ardesia :-)

If you guys like variegated hibiscus foliage . . the best of all I have bred or seen comes out of S FL, though I don't know the breeder name. It is sold here as "Red Hot" and has so much red in the foliage it vies with Hawaiian Snowbush as my favorite foliage plant. Small red blooms but you won't care. Sold in HOuston Palm Tree and various chains in Houston, beautiful in ground or pot, to about 4' seems like, similar width, wants full sun and likes fertilizer for best red color.
PEACE,
Barry

I think this one is Red Hot; I bought it as a NOID. Good to know about the fertilizer bringing out the color.

nice plants I never knew hibiscus to be so colorful but I am finding out......

Absolutely Gorgeous. Lived near Miami for 27 years and never noticed the bush on the causeway(s). Did notice in Sanibel, but never knew what it was. Now I know :)

Oh Alice, I am so green with envy. I am on my 4th try on Mahoe Talipariti tiliaceum 'Albo-variegatus.' I saw a big one (but not nearly as nice as yours) at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers a few years ago. And bought 2 from eBay and then 2 from Kartuz, the last being when I was there in September. And it is about to go the way of the others! OH NO!

I do great with it but because it is in such a little pot, 2.5 inch, it eventually dries out because I am so pathetic. I remember last year Kyle being shocked I killed them. Well, I haven't changed!! I bring them back from death a few times only to thirst them to death once too many times.

Yours is making me think I iwll try yet once more. What a glorious sight.

I did notice it needed a large container. Mine was drying out frequently until I potted it up. It is in a 16" pot and the plant is as tall as I am.

I hate to seem like a dummy but what is a NOID???

A plant that you don't have an identification for...no ID = NOID

Thanks, now I have learned something new today

Alice

The baby that you gave me is doing beautifully.I was just wondering.How hardy is it?We haven't gone down to 32 yet but it is still out side and it has been in the 30's. All the other tropical hibiscus are in the new greenhouse and most still have buds.Think I should put this variegated beauty in too?

Nancy

Well, since it is such a beautiful NEW greenhouse, I think it should be inside too. They (the GH and the plant) will compliment each other. Truly, I do not know how hardy it is; mine was outdoors last winter but we never had a freeze so.............

I am so envious of that GH.

It's stuffed already!I had to put some plants and seeds and cuttings in the old one.

Ardesia, very pretty it´s gorgeous, do you get any seeds of it?
~Sylvia