I am looking for hardy Hibiscus (Toronto, ZOne 5B) I was searching on the intternet but i couldnt find much about hardy hibiscus, if somebody can help me out....
Also, i have na indoor hibiscus and I dont know if it is a hardy variety, is it any way i cna find out without risking the plant? ( I mean, i dont wanna leave it outside during winter to see if was or not...) It was flowering non stop during summer time, and even when i moved the pot indoors did not stop flowering for few more month
THanks
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There are several species of hibiscus, but in general, "hardy hibiscus" or perennial hibiscus is the name used here in the midwest for 2 different species of herbaceous hibiscus- Hibiscus moscheutos, and H. coccineus. Both are sold at nurseries everywhere as perennial hibiscus, though H. moscheutos is much more common. Hibiscus syriacus, which is a hardy woody shrub, is also extremely common here and is usually sold under the name "rose of sharon" or "althea". Your indoor plant is most likely a variety of the tropical Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.
It can be confusing sometimes, and this is a perfect example of why using common names for plants is not usually an effective way of identifying them.
Toad
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Hi Paulo,
Great info from Toad. Here's how you can tell if you have a hardy hibiscus or a tropical one.
http://www.trop-hibiscus.com/gindr.html
Here's sites about hardy hibiscus - Hibiscus moscheutos
http://www.bachmans.com/tipsheets/Pe...dyHibiscus.cfm
http://my.pclink.com/~harley/hibiscus.htm
Though this site is primarily about tropical hibiscus, it shows to to propagate and repot.
http://www.rozpat.net/Basics%20and%20Beyond.htm
Newt