Hibiscus Species, Australian Mallow, Blue Hibiscus

My first plant died promptly, don't really know what happened. Could have been too young a plant to survive our 2009-2010 winter, which w...Read Moreas colder than usual. My second plant is doing great. Planted inground, part sun, has survived 2010-2011 winter. I plan to trim it in early spring to promote bushiness. Beautiful, beautiful plant. Not too easy to find in our area so grab it if you see it.

We just bought this plant and the flowers are lovely however at least half of the leaves are yellow and are falling off. Any idea why? ...Read MoreI would love advice because I really like this plant.

I have been growing it in a foggy neighborhood of San Francisco, with sandy soil. The flowers are beautiful and it blooms off and on thro...Read Moreughout the year. Right now, June 21st, it is covered in flowers and buds.

I occasionally add some Bay Area Forest Mulch Plus around the base and water it regularly. There was a bit of an aphid problem a couple of weeks ago, but I sprayed once with Safer Insecticidal soap and all seems ok now.

This is a very hardy and beautiful plant. We bought ours last summer and live in Houston, Texas. It doesn't really care for our extrem...Read Moreely hot August and September afternoons, but loves the Spring and Winter. It made it through the coldest winter I remember in Houston in many years. We had two days of 25 degree weather. This plant didn't so much as lose a leaf. It is loaded with blooms now in March.

This is one hardy plant and beautiful. I planted it last spring '06 and had to move it, then move it again into a pot and finally plant i...Read Moret where it has been since late summer. But it has been blooming continuously since the fall and even bloomed on through a pretty hard freeze here in Southern California, completely unfazed. 10b. It rarely freezes at our house but we had a 1/2 inch of hard ice on our pond and birdbath.

I would like to plant more, the blooms remind me of a wirlywig, just beautiful

Great native plant, little water once established, prune aggressively for a dense flower laden specimen. Deer love these so plant accordingly!

I have two of these beauties planted out by the pool. I purchased them last fall and I have had almost continuous bloom, even thru the wi...Read Morenter ! Can't wait to see how they do during our hot summer months here in CA.

I grew this shrub once...what a treasure...the exquisite blue colour of the bloom...a most unusual plant, that in some circumstances it b...Read Morelooms and others, very slow to put out! I am currently looking for another! good for greenhouse specimen and in the summer, outside! Elaine