A group shot of a few of my favs for today 2-20-08

Did not have much time to take individuals but here is a group shot of some of my favorites.

I'll take one of each, LOL, please.
DD
All of yours are beauties.

Great picture, Robert!! They're so vibrant and summery looking :-)

Those are gorgeous Robert!

Hope you don't mind me throwing a few pics of mine from today on the end of your thread--I don't have enough to really justify a new thread!

Here's twins from Heartbreak Hotel:

And Antique Treasure

Hi Liz,
I dont mind it at all. It's for everyone! I love heartbreak hotel, its beautiful and believe it of not I do not have it :-( Time to give Matt a call LOL.
Antique treasure is very pretty today also. Great shots!

I can't believe you don't have Heartbreak Hotel--you definitely have to get it! I got it from Matt right at the end of last season and I have not been disappointed! Very gorgeous blooms, and along with Antique Treasure it's been one of my more reliable winter bloomers--even though they're in the greenhouse, many of my other hibbies seem to have decided to take a break from blooming for the winter but those two have kept me from suffering too much hibiscus deprivation!

Liz,
They are both gorgeous.
Robert,
It is really sad when I know the majority of your blooms, just by looking at them, lol. Maybe, because I have entire area on the side of my house, of just your babies :)

Very nice, Liz! I'm so glad I've got Heartbreak Hotel on order :-) Hopefully my Antique Treasure will make it and bloom this spring too - it's one I bought from Winn Soldani, so I've just got to cross my fingers...

karen

I will keep my big mouth shut :)

Lovely group picture Robert - say what's the name of the multi-colored one (peach rim with pink outer circle)that's right next to the big yellow hibiscus? I really like the looks of that one! Liz the Heartbreak twins are so pretty!

The one on the bottom next to the big yellow is Area 51, The multicolor on top of it next to the big yellow is Night Runner. Both are my favorites also. It's always a pleasure to see these bloom.

They are both really nice - I didn't realise that area 51 changes color! Night runner is the one that I inquired about - I love the blend of colors - wow! The yellow one looks gigantic! (and beautiful - course there's not an ugly hibiscus out there!)

Somebody up there implied negativity about Soldani. I'll have you know he sold me a used refrigerator once, and it worked just fine once I replaced the motor and the compressor.
;-)
'Course, I wouldn't buy a Hibiscus from him . .

Barry

Ahhh, Barry, if only we had known that then...Cat and I both had issues with this seller about a year ago :-(

Now I only stick with my "safe" list of Robert, Matt and Charles & Cindy Black.

Just beautiful, Robert!!

BTW, who is Winn Soldani? Is this the eBay guy who has been found to sell "peices" of hibiscus seed and, promising an exotic plant that's nothing more than a Photoshop creation?

For a current listing of his, see: http://cgi.ebay.com/STUNNING-HUGE-YELLOW-FLUFFY-SPINACH-HIBISCUS-5-SEED_W0QQitemZ380000518947QQihZ025QQcategoryZ103444QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-DAZZLING-HUGE-FISH-SCALE-HUE-FRESH-HIBISCUS-5-SEED_W0QQitemZ110219712504QQihZ001QQcategoryZ103444QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and: http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-STUNNING-LARGE-TIER-RAUNBOW-GLORY-HIBISCUS-5-SEED_W0QQitemZ110223145127QQihZ001QQcategoryZ103444QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and: http://cgi.ebay.com/STUNNING-SPIRAL-VIOLET-BLUE-BUTTERFLY-HIBISCUS-5-SEEDS_W0QQitemZ380000572725QQihZ025QQcategoryZ103444QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Amanda I think that's someone else. Although I can't be 100% sure.
Gene

No, he's not the Ebay seed guy, he sells plants. His Watchdog ratings aren't nearly as good as our favorite sellers, and I think some people here have found his plants to not be as good quality as you could get from elsewhere.

Oh ok, I see. Sorry, I hope I've not offended anyone by asking. Thanks for the heads up!

By the way, Robert - we're adding your place to our list of stops on the hibiscus recovery hunt that we're taking with the 18 wheeler! So you and Cat had better watch out!

Awe come on now. I was going to cats with ya'll. It's just not fair!!! BTW I have moved the grow house away from my home so all you get is my personals. Time to put up electric fences and barbed wire LOL I would assume this covert strike would be pulled off when I am on the covert mission in florida.LOL

You got it! When you're away, we're all coming over to play!! But you can still go to cats with us ... we won't tell. You'll just have to ignore the familiar looking beauties on the flatbed!

Pretty blooms on all of the threads. I'm glad some of you have great plants with the right weather for growing them. They are beautiful.

Oh, my! I am overwhelmed! They are all just beautiful!!! Someone gave me my very first Hibiscus this past summmer - a plain ole ordinary red - and she just gave me one bloom! But I loved her to death and dragged her lbig butt into the house for the winter. And now just you look at this...

Ok - so I'm not very good at photography! Trust me - it's a bud!

I fear the photos you have shown here may have caused me some major problems...I'm smitten!

My one and onliest bloom...

Sequee,
Its ok to be smitten. We are :)

Pretty bloom, Sequee - careful, you'll end up a hibiscus addict like the rest of us!

karen :-)

Love your handle Karen - that was last year's passion. I grew 6 varietis of amaranth and couldn't tell which one I liked the most. I really like the bronxe - and the elephant head - and the hot biscuits - and...

I fear the same is about to happen with the Hibs. Uh-oh! My sunroom isn't really all THAT big!

Oh my goodness! Oh my goodness! That is just too pretty. And you got them all blooming that pretty all at once. Wonderful!