Thanks to all of you who responded to my posting, and those with whom I traded! I'm afraid I didn't get around to replying to some of you. Sorry about that! (And I never heard back from Melissa and Pat. If either of you didn't receive my e-mail, let me know.) I still have the following items, if anyone would like to trade for them. Rooted Cuttings or Plants: Abutilon Souvenir de Bonn Carissa macrocarpa Hibiscus taiwanensis Hoya with spotted leaves Night-blooming cereus Solandra maxima Seedlings: Annona cherimoya Cercis canadensis (redbud) Cryptostegia grandiflora Eucomis comosa (very small) Iochroma, wine Passiflora antioquinensis Passiflora edulis Passiflora manicata Theobroma cacao Here is a link that might be useful: Audrey's Trade List

All SASEs are reserved and waiting for their stamps to go to their new homes. Everyone should have received an e-mail from me by now. SASE #1 - Kareen SASE #2 - Gumshoegirlgrows SASE #3 - Shelley SASE #4 - Sasha SASE #5 - Chantal SASE #6 - Signet SASE #7 - Lily7 SASE #8 - Bobbie Jo SASE #9 - Pinkflora2000 SASE #10 - Lisa Thanks everyone!

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Wow, you need to find a book with considerable details regarding Hibiscus species. For starters, you need to become much more familiar with the sections of Hibiscus. One of the largest sections is Furcaria of which you have named H. acetosella, sabdariffa, furcellatus, radiatus, cannabinus. It is remotely possible these can cross, but the chromosome counts will have to match. A small section of Hibiscus is Muenchhusia. This is only 5 species commonly called the American rose mallows. You only mentioned H. coccineus. If you find H. moschuetos, dascalyx, laevis, grandiflorous you will have the whole section. These are somewhat capable of crossing and most of the cultivars for H. moschuetos are a result of crosses between this section. One of the best resources for finding chromosone counts comes right from your neck of the woods in the Missouri Botamical Garden. Their website is very informative and you can find a wide variety of info. http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html If you are willing to send me a sase bubble envelope, I can send you quite a few of the varieties you have on your list. # Hibiscus acetosella # Hibiscus brackenridgei- Yellow hibiscus # Hibiscus calyphyllus # Hibiscus cannabinus # Hibiscus furcellatus # Hibiscus mutabilis - Confederate Rose # Hibiscus radiatus # Hibiscus pedunculatus # Hibiscus sabdariffa Your list says "hardy", but some of these and what you have listed are tropical.