Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Pam in Bristol

On 25/08/2010 13:03, Pam Moore wrote:
Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Pam in Bristol

Only one plant out of three shows signs of growth approx 15ins. No
flowers at all.
Don

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:03:33 +0100, Pam Moore
wrote:

Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Pam in Bristol

I have three, all about three feet tall, plenty of stems and leaves.
No sign of a flower or even a flower bud. Though mine are in their
second year (didn't flower in first either).

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:31:28 +0100, Jake
wrote:

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:03:33 +0100, Pam Moore
wrote:

Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Pam in Bristol

I have three, all about three feet tall, plenty of stems and leaves.
No sign of a flower or even a flower bud. Though mine are in their
second year (didn't flower in first either).

I took 2 grandchildren to the Blue Reef Aquarium in Bristol last week.
There's also a tropical area with planting under glass. I saw a few
very similar plants not much bigger than mine, but with a few flowers.
I guess they need patience and heat!

Pam in Bristol

In message , Pam Moore
writes
Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Pam in Bristol

I raised some Hibiscus "palustris" from seed a few years back. This year
they're finally showing some flower buds.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

"Pam Moore" wrote
Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Three roots bought from T & M and planted and no plants at all. One root I
looked at last week as I wanted to plant something else there seemed exactly
as I planted it but one dug up by the cat last month was mostly rotten.
Probably should have planted them in pots and kept them in the greenhouse
with bottom heat but they said they could be planted straight in the ground.
Might try some seeds of H. moschata & H. moscheutos next year and see how
they do.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"Pam Moore" wrote
Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Three roots bought from T & M and planted and no plants at all. One root I
looked at last week as I wanted to plant something else there seemed
exactly as I planted it but one dug up by the cat last month was mostly
rotten.
Probably should have planted them in pots and kept them in the greenhouse
with bottom heat but they said they could be planted straight in the
ground.

Bought 4 last year from T&M planted individually in 9" pots in the
greenhouse. Only one made any growth and no sign of flowers. The other 3 are
still in 9" pots this year and still no sign of growth. This one seems a bit
of a 'dead duck'.

Phil

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:42:28 +0100, Pam Moore
wrote:

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:31:28 +0100, Jake
wrote:

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:03:33 +0100, Pam Moore
wrote:

Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

Pam in Bristol

I have three, all about three feet tall, plenty of stems and leaves.
No sign of a flower or even a flower bud. Though mine are in their
second year (didn't flower in first either).

I took 2 grandchildren to the Blue Reef Aquarium in Bristol last week.
There's also a tropical area with planting under glass. I saw a few
very similar plants not much bigger than mine, but with a few flowers.
I guess they need patience and heat!

Pam in Bristol

I bought mine early last year from QVC (they came from T&M). There
were 4 but one didn't wake up. I habitually record any TV programme
from which I buy something "in case" and I've just played the
recording of the presentation of the Hibiscus. Clear statements -
"tough as old boots"
"can be grown in the ground or in tubs"
"no need to bring in in winter"
"they'll grow three feet tall this year and more next year"
"you'll have up to 60 dinner plate size flowers this year and up to
100 next year"

I think that as so many apparently have no results, it might be worth
asking QVC (in my case) or T&M to do something about it. I'll contact
QVC Customer Services and let you know how I get on.

In article ,
Jake wrote:

I bought mine early last year from QVC (they came from T&M). There
were 4 but one didn't wake up. I habitually record any TV programme
from which I buy something "in case" and I've just played the
recording of the presentation of the Hibiscus. Clear statements -
"tough as old boots"
"can be grown in the ground or in tubs"
"no need to bring in in winter"
"they'll grow three feet tall this year and more next year"
"you'll have up to 60 dinner plate size flowers this year and up to
100 next year"

In the UK, there is no law in lying through your teeth in an
advertisement, provided that you do not claim a medical benefit.
Your victims have no comeback, either, PROVIDED that you keep the
advertisement separate from any information supplied as part of
the sale.



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Though misleading adverts are not actionable nor a criminal offence, the Advertising Standards Authority can make you withdraw a misleading advert, which happens regularly to Ryanair. BT recently were forced to stop making claims about their broadband rate. British Gas also had to withdraw some ads.

Back to the hibiscus. Although mine died too, it did actually flower first - I bought it as a potted plant with an open flower and several buds. Only gave me about 3 flowers though.

On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:51:04 +0100 (BST), wrote:

In article ,
Jake wrote:

I bought mine early last year from QVC (they came from T&M). There
were 4 but one didn't wake up. I habitually record any TV programme
from which I buy something "in case" and I've just played the
recording of the presentation of the Hibiscus. Clear statements -
"tough as old boots"
"can be grown in the ground or in tubs"
"no need to bring in in winter"
"they'll grow three feet tall this year and more next year"
"you'll have up to 60 dinner plate size flowers this year and up to
100 next year"

In the UK, there is no law in lying through your teeth in an
advertisement, provided that you do not claim a medical benefit.
Your victims have no comeback, either, PROVIDED that you keep the
advertisement separate from any information supplied as part of
the sale.



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Admittedly all "grey" stuff, but I have had "failures to perform
properly" in the past, one with QVC, which I reported about 9 months
after purchase and they refunded my money, and one with another
company, reported the next year when I received replacement plants. So
it never hurts to try.

Cheers
Jake

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
...
Several of us bought some Large Flowered Hibiscus plants earlier this
year. Two of my three have grown to about 3 feet high, but no sign of
flowers. Has anyone else had any success?
One plant, though treated exactly the same, has shown no sign of
growth.

I'm trying to grow on a couple of Hibiscus shoots which seem to be offshoots
from the roots of an established plants.
They are both in pots with HomeBase peat free compost.
The tiny one seems to be growing reasonably well (although no sign of
flowers) but the larger one is struggling; it dropped its leaves but is
growing them back again slowly.
Both seem to need an inordinate amout of water to survive.
They are both sitting outside with their pots in water and seem to like it
that way.

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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"David WE Roberts" wrote

I'm trying to grow on a couple of Hibiscus shoots which seem to be
offshoots from the roots of an established plants.
They are both in pots with HomeBase peat free compost.
The tiny one seems to be growing reasonably well (although no sign of
flowers) but the larger one is struggling; it dropped its leaves but is
growing them back again slowly.
Both seem to need an inordinate amout of water to survive.
They are both sitting outside with their pots in water and seem to like it
that way.

David, do you mean suckers from the large flowered Hibiscus or from H.
syriacus?

From what I understand the large flowered ones have some bog or swamp type
plants in their makeup. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_moscheutos
Which would explain your sucker's propensity for water.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK