When does hardy Hibiscus appear?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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Joe Pye Weed, Hardy hibiscus and Baptisia
Comments (14)We have Joe Pye Weed growing naturally along our creek banks (God planted it) and they have not begun to emerge yet but come back faithfully every year. I break down the tall dead branches usually in the fall or spring, whenever I get around to it. My hardy hibiscus has not begun to emerge in full sun in our butterfly garden. Last year, we had shoots up about a foot when we had a hard late freeze and they withered to the ground I despaired thinking it had killed the plant. Within another week, new shoots were there and the plant didn't suffer a bit. I can't testify to Baptisia as I have none. It's on my 'want' list....See Morevarieties of hardy hibiscus for zone 5 and lower
Comments (8)I know that there are 2 kinds of hibiscus: the tropical ones and the Quebec hardy ones (which is zone 5 for Montreal and zone 4 for Quebec city - much higher in the north). Last year, my husband bought 3 tropical hibiscus. When fall came, I got them all inside in my unheated basement with my fig tree; I got them all out in the end of April. and placed them in my mini-hot climate carport afterwards. They are starting to flower again and have many more branches and leaves than last year. Now this year, my husband bought 2 hibiscus luna, one red and the other one pink. They are beautiful for now and I will let them grow in their pots until late summer. Then, I will put their pot in the ground near the house on the south side, until, let's say around October. Then, after cutting most of the growth down to 1 or 2 inches from above the ground, I will put tons of mulch and dead leaves on them. It is always hotter there, maybe equivalent to a zone 6. Be aware that our canadian zoning is not the same as the US rusticity zones. The first message in this post comes from somebody in Quebec, zone 5, same zone as me. I hope that those precisions are helpful to you and other hibiscus lovers....See Morequestion about cold hardy hibiscus and gardenias and camellias
Comments (12)Hi KY girl, Are you still looking for a cold hardy gardenia, I know its been several months since you posted this, but in case you haven't found one, I just purchased two from Lowe's. Its "Miami Supreme" variety and the tag says although not to 0 degrees but hardy (20 to 10 degrees). If you go to this website: Lowes.com/plants Click on plant search and type in L7109, under the plant tag code number and it will give you some of the plants specifications, I know it's not zero degrees but might work out for you if you cover them really well when it gets below 20.Or pot them up and bring them in when its below that. But then I live in Florida and lucky for us it never gets that cold. These are my very first gardenias, so I am really new and have been reading all I can on how to take care of them properly. Good Luck!...See MoreIs everybody's hardy hibiscus' awake and growing?
Comments (2)Here some are and some aren't.... They're 4-6 weeks form flowering here....See Moretapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
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