Anyone growing hardy hibiscus?
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Can anyone ID this hardy hibiscus?
Comments (10)I'm not sure about hibiscus seed but when you plant seeds from many plants the seedlings are not at all like the seedpod mother or father. So this seedling would need to be named by the person who planted the seed. Does the hibiscus society have a place to register seedlings? Nancy...See MoreHibiscus coccineus & hardy hibiscus
Comments (3)dormant as in "not growing" but does it keep it's leaves? or by "die back" do you mean dropping leaves? I just don't want to stare at a bare plant for months on end. I don't care if it goes dormant, as long as it holds it leaves. Lori...See MoreAnyone growing cold hardy bamboo?
Comments (8)There is one running (meaning it's going to spread a lot) bamboo you could try. I have seen it here and there around the midwest, as well as here in Canon City. I have also seen it for sale locally and at Harding Nursery in Colorado Springs, so you can no doubt find it in Denver too. With bamboo you have to be aware that you're not going to see much growth the first year or two, and you have to water it a lot. Then when it gets established and starts to spread, it will stay evergreen a little better, grow a little taller, tolerate drought a little more, and so on. But you'll still probably need to water it as much as a lawn. The following information is from the 'Lewisbamboo.com' web site: "Phyllostachys aureosulcata - (common name:)'YELLOW GROOVE BAMBOO'" "One of our top picks for very cold areas in need of privacy screening. I have measured this species at 46 feet and 2.6 inches in diameter in climate zone 7. We have customers growing this cold hardy species in parts of Minnesota. The culm (cane) sheaths are pale green with creamy streaks. Auricles and oral setae are present on mid culm. Can be absent on lower and upper portions of the culms. A very upright species at maturity. Less aggressive in cooler climates. Yellow Groove is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in east China." "This species is doing very well in the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Logan, Iowa and Grand Island Nebraska. One of our customers in zone 3b/4a Wisconsin where temperatures have gone to -30 reported his 'yellow groove' dies back in the Winter months. It comes back each Spring 6 to 8 feet tall from a 5 year old planting. Reports back to us this year that it is doing great at the University of Minnesota Arboretum." "It averages 10 to 12 feet in height by .75 inch diameter at the Denver Zoo after 12 years and appears that this will be the mature average height at that elevation and climate zone 5." "In USDA Climate Zone 7 expect mature size canes to be over 40 feet in height. In USDA Climate Zone 6 expect mature size canes to be 18 feet in height. In USDA Climate Zone 5 expect mature size canes to be 12 to 14 feet in height. In USDA Climate Zone 4 expect mature size canes to be 8 feet in height." "I recommend this species for USDA Climate Zones 5 and warmer."...See MoreDoes anyone in FL grow Hardy Hibiscus?
Comments (12)Yes, the old dead stems stay unless you lop them off, but I always put a stake up next to the spot where they are so I know they're there. Mine has struggled this year, but I'm surprised it lived at all, to be honest. It was pretty pitiful when I bought it. I don't know if it will get large enough to bloom this year, and honestly, I'm considering digging it up and putting it into a container to see if I can get it to grow better. I had about 10 different varieties and cultivars in SC. They were late coming up, but bloomed like crazy all summer and put out lots of seeds If you just tuck it into a place where the foliage can be ornamental and forget about it, one day you'll look and find huge, gorgeous blooms. Well worth waiting for....See MoreFrozeBudd_z3/4
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