Hibiscus, African Rose Mallow, False Roselle, Red-Leaf Hibiscus 'Haight Ashbury'

Have had Haight Ashbury for 2 years. Planted in a 14" pot. It is on the patio and receives full sun until noon, then it is in shade. Wint...Read Moreer it in my greenhouse and bring it out when the night temperature is about 45. Pruned it down from 5 feet in the winter.It is doing very well this spring and flowering. Give it balanced fertilizer monthly.

Central Phoenix -- We planted 2 Haight Ashbury last fall and were warned that it might not be freeze hardy. Only one survived, but I don...Read More't believe it was the 28F freeze that killed it. It just seemed to be less healthy than the survivor. It remains to be seen if the survivor will make it through a summer.
added Dec. 2015 -- The plant made it through the summer fine and bloomed. However it is in heavy shade and has become etiolated. it is now over 6 foot tall.
added June 2016 -- it then came through winter okay and leafed out in spring. But after leafing our it rapidly died -- don't know why.

I will be getting a rooted cutting from a friend this spring. He took cuttings from the mother plant this fall, and the mother plant had...Read More never bloomed. The cuttings however, rooted in water and placed in a window, rooted and bloomed!

I bought thid plant in a one gallon container about three montsh ago and it has grown over 10 feet tall and very wide.I live in zone 8b s...Read Moreo I am going to try and over winter it.The man that I bought it from told me to just cut it back and cover it with with straw.So I will see.I am still waiting for it to bloom,but as i noticed above that it will not bloom untill fall or eary winter.It is a very easy plant to root.No need to add rooting hormone,just stick it in dirt and it will take off.Anyone ever need some just let me know.