"Cereus-validus......." wrote in message
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You should expect the plants to respond differently when grown in pots
than being planted out in the ground. Grown in pots the plants will need
more water, fertilizing and protection from full sun.

No matter how you grow the plants, individual Hibiscus flowers open only
for a single day.

Your plant are probably deciduous perennial Hibiscus hybrids. What do you
plant to do with them over the winter when they die back to the rootstock?
You should plant them out in a permanent position in the garden.


I was planning to bring them inside as soon as there is a danger of
overnight frost. Much as I would love to have them out in the garden, I
doubt very much they would survive a Zone 3 winter. If anyone else here in
Z3 knows any different, I'd love to hear your experience(s).





"carbuff" wrote in message
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FWIW, here's my experience with Home Depot hibiscus. Around 6 weeks ago,
they had a weekend special - 48 inch plants in 10 inch pots for $19.99
Bought two, they looked a little root-bound, so bought a couple ceramic
planters and re-potted with good soil + compost. Did a Google search on
hibiscus which general consensus said: full sun and heat. WRONG!!!!
The few blooms that appeared lasted only 1 day, and slowly the leaves
started to turn yellow. Figuring that there was nothing to lose, I moved
the pots to the north side of the house, on each side of the attached
garage. There is a 3foot overhang, so they get indirect light for the
majority of the day, not to mention it's cooler there. They are now
thriving, no yellow leaves, and the blooms are proliferating and lasting
several days now. They are a gorgeous shade of apricot, which I had
never seen before. YMMV
BTW, I am in Winnipeg, which is Zone 3, if it matters.

P.S. They seem pretty thirsty, almost like hydrangeas.