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FarmI · 02-07-2011, 03:17 AM posted to rec.gardens

"Nad R" wrote in message
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:
"Kentucky Cardinal" Kentucky wrote in message
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I plan on planting several large Hibiscus plants this fall.

My friend tells me I cannot use regular soil for growing them because
they
need a special soil mixture.

I've never heard of such a thing.

Does anyone on this newsgroup grow Hibiscus, and if so, do you use
regular
garden soil or a special mixture?

Cold climate, deciduous hibiscus or the one that likes warm climates? I
cant' tell you anything aobut warm climate ones, but the cold climate
deciduous ones grow quite happily in unamended, normal garden soil.

(snip)
What also grows well in Michigan is a plant called "Rose of Sharon" these
are large shrubs, about six to eight feet in height. Many will call the
"Rose of Sharon" a Hibiscus plant also.

It is indeed a hibiscus. That is the cold climate one and why I was asking
the OP what sort of hibiscus they were talking about.