Rosalind
A few for 02/18/08
Amber Suzanne
black voodoo1
black voodoo2
blueberry thrill
buff beauty
A very different "Etoufee"
Evangeline
Hot Bikini
Margarita
Midnight Moon
Nightfire
Sweet Pink
Cat - what's your address again? I think I'm going to hijack and 18-wheeler and head on over to your place with a crew and some shovels at night!! ;) Muy bonita!
All beautiful pics, Cat! I just love your Buff Beauty - good thing my tax money should be here this week, so I can order one ;-) (or more, lol)
karen
Your Rosalind is exquisite; why don't I have that one???????
Midnight Moon knocks my socks off too.
Wow Cat,
All are so beautiful! I am so glad I could help you a little ;-) I love the Black Voodoo! Still one of my very favorites.
Black Voodoo sure is pretty! I wonder now why I didn't put that one on my spring order list! I'm not allowed to add to my list right now though, so I'll have to wait and maybe get it next year. I'm loving Amber Suzanne and Blueberry Thrill too!
Here's the breakdown:
ROBERT;
Black Voodoo
Blueberry Thrill
Evangeline
Hot Bikini
MATT;
Amber Suzanne
Etoufee
Buff Beauty
Midnight Moon
Sweet Pink
Nightfire
HVH;
Rosalind
Margarita
Alice, I can't believe you don't have Rosalind. It is a must! Midnight Moon never ceases to amaze me. Each bloom is prettier than the previous one.
Liz, you need to get Black Voodoo and Blueberry Thrill. It may not be available next year....I mean, you never know.
Karen, You definately need Buff Beauty, Midnight moon and Black Voodoo! But, you are so much like me, that they are probably already ordered and ready to go, lol!
Amanda, we're close enough, I'll co pilot and act as watchout. lol
Anne
Hey dont forget about me. If we can coax the guard dog and cats away for a while.
Hey Cat,
Do the kids like anything special to get their attention away from us Hibiscus Freaks? LOL
Cat - how'd the visit to Matt go - any exciting pictures for us? Course I know it'll really just eggon the other hibbie freaks but...
I'm so envious, all of you posting such eye-appealing blooms in winter..... (They ARE gorgeous) Amanda, best be givin that driver my address, you don't have room for ALL of them;) I still have room in the basement (after I move a few things) and plenty of growing space outside....... I did have twin blooms on my new Nanette Peach (from Matt last Fall) growing in the diningroom, last week. She's so precious, the blooms remind me of an orchid. They last at least a couple days, too! She's more pinkish than peach, but that may change IF it ever, I mean WHEN it warms up and she can play outside. Cherry Cola has some new buds and I'm dieing to see a bud on Hot Ross. Nightfire seems to be slower growing, but I'm a patient addict. lol
That Sweet Pink is working on me.
Ok, let's see - so it's AuntAnne, Robert, AuntB and me on a hibiscus conquest of Cats yard! Did I get everyone?! :)
Don't forget me B, I want Voodoo and Blueberry Thrill and Nightfire and... well just all of them. I'll kick dh out and put them on his side of the room. I have to keep my side so I can lounge around and look at all the beauties.
Cat your hibs are to die for. Great pictures.
Well AuntB, you have more flowers than I do right now. I had snipped and pinched mine to shape the bushes so the only hibiscus flowers around here are those on my Trader Joe's grocery bags. I had to drive several hundred miles to get to TJ's so it is a good thing he has fancy bags.
Hey Amanda, don't forget me & Liz here in California!!
"Matts Visit" to be posted after American Idol elimination, tonight :)
And just to make sure you have Karen & me on the right list...we're interested in being on the list of people who are going on the hibiscus raid, not the list of people whose places are being raided! LOL
Oops, I forgot to send you all my new address.
1234 Hibiscus Drive
Jacksonville, Illinois
Roflol!
yeah right!! lol
Oh pretty bags from Trader Joe's! So what kind of hibiscus do they have at Trader Joe's Grocery that you would drive hundreds of miles for??? ;)
LOL, I used to shop at one near my son's home in VA and he moved so now I have to drive all the way to Charlotte for a TJ's. Just groceries, no hibs. :-(((
(Actually, I just happened to be in the neighborhood and my car brakes for TJ's.)
Ha ha, you guys crack me up!! Alas - the leaves are coming in flushes now, woohoo!! Had nothing but twigs outside for the last month and a half, but they're all sprouting new growth! AuntB - what's your addy again? I'm going to send you some fresh cuttings of those you asked for. The Cairo Peach and Brilliant weren't even bothered by the winter, no kidding!
I found the same thing Amanda, Cairo Peach ought to be called New Jersey Peach or something, it is very cold hardy. All those I have in the ground have sprouted new leaves and wouldn't you know we have another cold front coming through Wed. evening.
Pink Frost, Persimmon and Black Dragon made it through the winter outdoors in containers and hardly lost any leaves. They are not among my favorites and I decided to let nature take it's course but they have done fine in spite of my abuse.
Ardesia - you're right about that!
About the cold front - if yours are in the ground you could wrap them in a blanket that is soft on the inside and has a plastic backing (like a cheap tablecloth). That should keep them pretty warm. My father-in-law does that for his and it keeps them looking like they've not been touched.
Black Dragon did well, eh? Wow, that's interesting.
The one thing I'm longing for again is - BLOOMS!!
What I use to do is go around after Christmas when they are nearly giving those away and stock up on them. They are perfect and you can ever sew them together if you want.
Gene
Ardesia, may I ask why Black Dragon isn't a favorite? I'm thinking of getting one. Robert said his like a.m. sun and filtered in the p.m... I'm just wondering, I hope it is really dark maroony, not purpley.. I've seen pics on the web of different colors...
I love mine, I think it's gorgeous. Mine's not at all purpley, definitely a nice maroon color. I've hear that it and Dragon's Breath (which is a similar color) are a little more finicky than some other hibbies, but mine have been fine so far with the same care as the rest of the bunch.