if they have been able to cross polinate, it will not be same color as parent plant. if you want to plant hibiscus outdoors in a cool place try rose of sharon instead.

Interesting, here in England Rose of Sharon is a St John's Wort (Hypericum)

Semantics.

I'm not worried about it coming to type-I recently cross bred a Pelargonium, got a new colour and discovered I can only propagate it from cuttings

Or try Hardy Hibiscuses which grow easily from seeds as a perennial plant that dies back in Winter & returns from rootstock yearly. They grow in many zones and can be grown in pots or the ground in zone 9 that I'm in.

i have a seed from my blue river. how should i store it till spring?

I stored my hibiscus in a small paper envelope in a cool room. If I was sure the seed was dried well I might put it in a small plastic envelope like one gets in craft stores or sometimes extra bolts or buttons are in those small envelopes. Had germination of hibiscus seeds over several years.

mngal how cool should it be? i keep it 68-70 in winter. should i put it in the frig?

I don't put mine in the frig but my basement stays very cool in the winter, probably 60-65 F.

mngal. i had ordered some seeds on amazon.com. i got them today! 20'seeds. came all the way from hong kong! ftee shipping. 3.00$

pics?

Cindykboose, have the seeds hibiscus picture?

no. they didnt send me any pics. just the seeds.

i was just looking for a pic of the seeds you got..

here is one of the pkg.

Nice Are they hardy or tropical?

they were supposed to be the dinner plate hardy ones. i wish they wld have wrote in english on the pkg