I'm growing Red sheild for the 1st time this year.Its about 10 ft tall right now.I was told by my trader it would bloom about Nov for me& the picture she included shows pink flowers red centers.I also grow a roselle.same leaves,but are held different and it is setting buds now& will bloom in october.I useually top it at 2 ft and keep topped till july so it grows more like a round shrub.I didn't this year and have plans with bread ties on my belt loop to secure to fence.its starting to grow "wavey".when topping it it does seem to have alot more branches and a fuller plant. I grow castor beans.My reds i traded for didn't sprout,but was told they are the only short ones.I grew my greens this year,but have some pink veined& some carmine that have purpleish leaves and the stalk is deep purple.I'm in zone 8b TX and mine actually return& so do the seeds that fall off that I miss.I had a 21 ft plant last yr. grew in old compost pile that I moved and the bed was actually raised.The trunk was 9 in diameter& when I chopped it down.....it grew back to about 4 ft before frost got it.I couldn't even reach the seeds,but the seed was big like a red runner bean.

i have an almost 2 yr. old el capitolio for trade. this was from a rooted cutting. also, i have 2 mature grape vines growing in 3 gal. pots. lmk what you have to trade. thanks. barb

You did it again Chocolate Brug. WOW'ed me. LOVE the Hibiscus combining! AND their looks. How long have they been like that in one pot? Cause mine are pretty big being singles in one pot. Of course I only overwintered them ONE time so far. But did not cut them back. Do you do that to yours? Karyn you know...I tell you they can read your mind. The whites just as much as the NOIDs lol They wanna show us to love them TOO Lucy

I would love to trade, I have red hibiscus, and Haight ashbury which also is a varigated variety cuttings.. unrooted, but can send as many as you would like, thanks.. Willy