[IBC] ??Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) good for bonsai???
 

Hi.
Today I collected a Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) from a friends yard.
Anyone out there tried this plant as a bonsai? I would "assume" you
could treat it as you would a bougainvillea.
It's about 10 inches across at the base and is now planted in pumice.
I have pictures if anyone is interested.
Bob
USDA 9/Sunset 14-15

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[IBC] ??Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) good for bonsai???
 

In a message dated 5/8/2003 7:10:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

Hi.
Today I collected a Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) from a friends yard.
Anyone out there tried this plant as a bonsai? I would "assume" you
could treat it as you would a bougainvillea.
It's about 10 inches across at the base and is now planted in pumice.
I have pictures if anyone is interested.
Bob

Well, it can be done but it will need to be a large tree because the leaves
don't reduce that much, and the flowers not at all.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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[IBC] ??Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) good for bonsai???
 

In a message dated 5/8/2003 7:10:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

Hi.
Today I collected a Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) from a friends
yard.
Anyone out there tried this plant as a bonsai? I would
"assume" you
could treat it as you would a bougainvillea.
It's about 10 inches across at the base and is now planted in
pumice.
I have pictures if anyone is interested.
Bob

Well, it can be done but it will need to be a large tree
because the leaves
don't reduce that much, and the flowers not at all.


Agree. Also, the stems -- with a pithy center -- are stiff and
don't bend worth a hoot. They break easily. This is a(n
awkward) clip-and-grow plant.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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[IBC] ??Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) good for bonsai???
 

But the flowers are lovely on the benches in the summer. However, it is
probably not bonsai.
Wayne
Zone USDA 9


Hi.
Today I collected a Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus) from a friends yard.
Anyone out there tried this plant as a bonsai? I would "assume" you
could treat it as you would a bougainvillea.
It's about 10 inches across at the base and is now planted in pumice.
I have pictures if anyone is interested.
Bob
USDA 9/Sunset 14-15

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