Love the oranges

I say orange, wife says salmon,neighbors say peach!
Either way this color is very hard to focus when trying to get a close-up!

There both right if it's the same one I have, either way it's just beautiful. My hib changes color during the day on to the next day, both flower are on the same plant.

Wilfred

Sorry Tropicman, wrong picture, but this one does the same thing as the one before

Wilfred.

Wilfred,yes same one,only mine only last one day,and never changes colors,I love the darker orange!!!
Not sure but I think they call this one Jane Crowel.

That's weird, my bloom last two day and sometimes three days depending on the climate, maybe that's it, your climate, some hib have different changes do to climate, ( color, shape, size, duration, re-blooming, and quantity of blooms). As for the name, which photo are you referring to since I don't know the name for either one of the ones I have. By the way, when they last three day, they turn apricot color, I got thee plant thinking their were different when I ask for cuttings from the neighbors I got them from on different days.

Wilfred

Last pic,sorry tropicman,right now,77* very humid,over 60%,most of the summer time.temps will get in the 90's before too long.

Thanks Tropicman, finally got another name for one of my unnamed hib, still got around 30 more to name. Over here right now 77* also but humidity is 90% and sometimes it gets to 95%, very sticky, our weather tend to changes a lot, one minute sunshine the next rain-poor, for the past year it has rain every single day, not to god for some hibs, lost a few already. temp. range from 70* to 100* in the summer depending on how much sunshine we get and in winter it can go as low as 35* especially were I live, in the mountain region.

Wilfred

Wilfred

Where is PR?

It's in the caribbean sea, smallest of the 3 major antilles islands, first come Cuba island, second come Haiti/Dominican Republic island than comes U.S. Territory Puerto Rico island, It has the same latitude as Jamaica but Jamaica is on the other side of Cuba.

Wilfred

Thank you; it looks beautiful.

It is phughes, thank you.
Tropicman, does your hib gets full sun or half day, my hib gets sun all day.

Wilfred

Almost all day,it's gets shaded by the bamboo,after 4pm.
If I lived there I'd be searching for Blackbeard's treasure chest full of gold!!!!

All the oranges are gorgeous! That 'tree' hibiscus is amazing Wilfred. Wish I could grow them that large in Louisiana!

Well it finally warmed up to a whopping 62*
and one is trying to bloom .

They don't mind temperatures in the 60's. I think sometimes they love a few cool days here and there and show it to us with their more intensified colors in their blooms.
Jon

You mean I don't have to lug them inside at night if it is 60 outside? :-)

LOL. Oh, I hope nobody does. I think we all remember the days when we first started collecting them and all the "babying/over the top TLC" that we gave them. I have to laugh at myself when I look back two years at some of the stuff I would do to "protect" them from some of Mother Nature's fury.

Oh I have to tell my most "over the top/babying story" even though its kind of funny/embarrassing. It was Jan 2008 and I had only been collecting them for about 8 months and had approximately 25 of them. I had about 15 of them planted in the ground and it was the first real cold night of the winter with a projected low around 35-40 degrees. I decided to stick 3 garden stakes in the ground around each one of them at an angle so they would merge at the top. I then covered each one with a cloth/old bed sheet to protect them from the cold. With the sheets hanging down over them they all looked like tepees. It did the trick for the night, but it looked like a tribe of indians had moved into the yard. If I had only known to just soak the plants in the evening back in those days.

Jon

Sigh, you mean I don't need all those burlap sacks I've been collecting? Lol...at least they would look a lot more like authentic tepees then a plain old bed sheet :-).

I'm am definitely still in that 'over the top/babying' stage...I want to keep my plants inside so the bugs can't get them - to heck with fresh air and lots of sunshine. To listen to me now you'd never know I'd raised two healthy and very athletic children. Jon, I'll have to remember your tepee story the next time I start worrying :-)

LOL. I still do some babying also at times. At least I keep almost all the potted Hibs inside the screening around the pool. There are very few insect problems in that area since most of them can't get in there. The outside is another story. In this climate you are basically battling some kind of insect from May - Oct every year. The best defense is keeping things picked up and ridding of decaying blooms/leaves. That can make a big difference as most insects are looking for weak plants/dead material.

Yep I use to baby mine as well,about 10 yrs ago,I had 42 tropical hibiscuses,that were in 5 gallon barrels.I had overwintered them in my parents basement,didn't have room at my place had like 37 bananas or so,plus lots of other tropicals at that time,anyway,it was early April,and it was supposed to stay above 48*,so I took them all outside for the first day.place them on the north side of the house,went to work,wouldn't you know it a freak cold front came,and a ice storm as well,time I could get from work to the house to late,they were all covered in ice.lost them all!!!
I never trusted just one weather station again,I check several places of weather now!

As a result of the cold damage suffered by some of my in ground garden variety hibs last winter, I've decided to play it safe and keep all my exotic plants in pots for the time being. ecrane gave me some very good advice along those lines and since we are in the same general area I'm drawing from her experience. As far as the garden variety hibs I still have planted, I'll make sure to water well before an expected cold snap and keep the area free from debris. But, I can't guarantee I won't have a village of tepees sprouting up come winter time. How else can I justify to my dh collecting all those burlap sacks :-).

Thanks for the heads up, Jon. I love this place. :-)

Tropicman - I can't imagine losing all my hibiscus in one fell swoop, what a story! I would assume after something like that happens you would be a lot more careful but you said you 'used to baby them'. Besides checking multiple weather stations what do you do now?

That totally sucks Tropicman. I would sue that weatherperson!!! Glad to hear you've recovered and learned from that BAD experience.
I just assumed you were saving those burlap thingys and using them to practice for the annual "State Of California Burlap Sack Race". The event is usually held one week after "The Wife Carrying Contest". LOL
Jon

Funny guy...

1st the "National Take a Plant to Work Day, how come California doesn't celebrate it?" comment
and now the annual "State Of California Burlap Sack Race". The event is usually held one week after "The Wife Carrying Contest".

I must not get out much for you to know so much more about my state than I do. :-)

Well back then I didn't have a computer to check accuweather station for the 15 day long forecast,but I check the local weather the weather channel,and the accure check.and Noaa too!!!
But now with a sunroom,garden room and 3 greenhouses,they always have a place to be warm!

Ahhh, the ulitmate in babying then Tropicman...no wonder you don't have to worry about the weather anymore.

Well this spring I planted my huge banana plants,it was 80* that day first of April that night it started snowing had 2 inches by morning,all the weather stations missed the forecast!
So I still get caught with my pants down,so to speak!!!!LOL

We should probably watch the animals also when it comes to the upcoming weather. They always seem to know what's coming first. I can't explain it guamsorbit. Sometimes I'm very guilty of having an overactive imagination.
Jon

Keep it up Jon. I can always use a good laugh.
And while I'm am it, keep 'them' up Tropicman :-)

Good pair of suspenders does the job for me!!!LOL

Good thing you use suspender, don't think your neighbors would like seeing anyone mooning them, !!!LOL! Tropicman do you know the name of the pink bloom you showed us, I love the edge the petals have on them, it sure is something different, it look gorgeous. I was wondering if you would like to trade for a cutting, I just started some cutting I would be willing to trade fore, I very interested in cross pollinating with one of mien, d-mail me if interested.
Juliana57, sorry to tell you but those are not hibiscus tree you see in the photo, those are "African Tulip Trees the grow wild over here they spread like crazy and even doe they look beautiful the have to be controlled or they will take over in a matter of a few years.

Wilfred

Orange? Salmon? Peach? Who knows, but Zelma is pretty close to one or more of those colors.

This is Susan's Sunset on her 5th day! What a trooper this one is.

ardesia, I would say, all of the above, just outstandingly beautiful. "Zelma" is a must have definitely.

Wilfred

ardesia, you are killing me with does beauties, I can't believe it on its 5th day and it still looks that gorgeous, "Susan's Sunset" would be a great hib to cross pollinate with, love the colors.

Wilfred

Where to you get hibiscus that flowers last 5 days????
Wilfred you mean the red with the tri color leaf foliage?

I was referring to the red one Tropicman. Funny thing, I didn't notice the tri color foliage when I saw your photo until you mentioned it, I must have had focus on the bloom itself, now that makes it even more interesting to cross pollinate it with another type of hib to see what come out.

Wilfred

LOL, I wish I had taken pictures each day. That plant was a gift from the hybridizer because I came up with the winning name for it. I don't believe it has been introduced yet.

It's kind of amazing when you think at just how long in takes to get a new hybrid to the point of releasing it for sale. It can be anywhere from 3-5 years. Cross pollinating, producing seeds, growing, blooming, reproducing more of them, evaluating their growing/blooming traits. It's amazing because such a small percentage of them actually make it all the way through the full complete cycle. Then it all comes down to us collectors determining which ones remain popular year after year after year.
Jon