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Hibiscuses
popmama

New hardy hisbiscus

11 years ago

I picked this up at a 30% off sale last week. It's called Summerific 'Summer Storm'. The foliage is nearly purple and the blooms spectacular pink. The pictures don't do it justice. I have it in a pot on the front entrance still but will move it to the ground once it's done blooming.

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  • 11 years ago

    Similar to mine. Mine are Pink Elephant I believe with Huge pink blooms. It is growing out of control this year. I also have a Red Luna behnid the Pink Elephant but it is being blocked by the Pink Elephant.

    The blooms are bigger than a Corell Dinner plate.


    Comments (14)

    • 11 years ago

      popmama,

      Congrats! It's beautiful! I have that one too! It's truly a gorgeous hardy! Looks so nice next to green leaves, which in my garden is everything around it. Excellent choice. I LOVE bargains too!

    • 11 years ago

      Nice find. I like the shape of the leaves and the color contrast between them and the pink flowers. I'd like to find one for my garden.

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    • 11 years ago
      last modified: 11 years ago

      great find, love the pink blooms and dark foliage

    • 11 years ago

      LOWES JUST BROUGHT IN HARDY HIBISCUS WED... I GOT THE CHERRY CHEESECAKE WHICH HAS SOME BURGUNDY LEAVES...

    • 11 years ago

      They must be hybrids with red zinger (the stuff they make the tea from). It has lovely red leaves and pink flowers.

    • 11 years ago
      Bruce you are a an inspiration!
    • 11 years ago
      last modified: 11 years ago

      Interestingly enough, they were leftovers from Home Depot a couple years ago at the end of the season. I got them quite cheap. And I have reproduced them a couple of times by taking cuttings as well. The one in the photo is actually one of those cuttings and this is the second year growing it. I planted it out in the spring of 2014. It has a trunk on it as thick as a golf ball. If it gets bigger next year, it will crowd out the Red Luna Behind it which has thrived in its own right.

    • 11 years ago

      Popmama: I think the foliage on your plant is great. I am wondering if it would grow in Wisconsin? Is that a single stem plant?

    • 11 years ago

      ESOX...WHICH FERTILIZER DO YOU USE ??? UR FOLIAGE IS AS MAGNIFICENT AS THE FLOWERS !!!

    • 11 years ago

      esox07, it is not single-stem. It's they typical hardy hibiscus where multiple stems erupt directly from the ground. I would think it would grow in Wisconsin. Zone 4b might be close to its limit, but should be fine if it's in a full sun area and mulched in the Winter.

    • 11 years ago

      It is actually pretty crappy soil. Very sandy. I think I dropped some rose food fert down on it early in the season. The plant to the left is a Hydrangea that exploded this year as well, but if failed to put out any blooms at all which is regrettable since it has awesome bluish, pinkish, yellowish blooms normally. I actually have another one growing on the other end of the house. Interestingly, the one in the photo is a "Cutting" from the original on the other side of the house. That one is growing great too, but not quite as prolifically.


      Here is a photo from last fall at just about the same time. You will see just how much bigger it is than it was last year....it also shows a bloom on the Hydrangea next to it.

    • 11 years ago

      BEAUTIFUL !!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PINK ELEPHANT !!! NEVER EVEN HEARD OF IT... UR'S IS THE FIRST ONE I'VE SEEN... WHERE IN THE WORLD DID U GET IT FEOM ???...

    • 11 years ago

      I posted before that I got it a Home Depot for a reduced price at the end of the season..


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