I had one a few years ago that the deer 'disappeared' before it bloomed. It is just beautiful!

It's so gorgeous! I had no idea that the bloom on it was the same color as the stems. The stems all alone are beautiful, but the stems and blooms together.... wow! It is blooming just in time for the holidays.

Please tell me if the buds start out black? My plant is still so tiny but I'm positive that it has a little black bud on it! If not, I need to go and put on my reading glasses because it might be a bug instead of a bud. :-) I just can't believe that it would have a bud so soon! Thanks for posting. Love it!

What a striking plant. Beautiful bloom; beautiful foliage. One would look lovely in a bed out in my front yard behind my huge rosemary bush. I wasn't familiar with this hibiscus, so thanks for posting.

It grows very fast but very straight up. it gets too big in a season to protect from the cold.

The articles I'm reading say you can pinch/prune them to keep them smaller, to promote more branching and keep them bush-like. That's what I'd have to do.

Todd, it can come back from the roots, depending on the severity of the winter. On top of that, it easily roots in water. So, one way or the other I'll keep it alive. One drawback is that requires plenty of water. I have it placed close to the water faucet and I keep a water can full of water to use it whenever I need it.

Omar

Ms.Red Byrd. Chances are that growth is a bud. Make sure to provide winter protection, though.

Omar

Thanks, Omar. I'm so happy to see that little bud on there! I'll be watching it every day to see if it opens up. Right now, we have it in full sun, but today, I'll go out to move it (and the others) into our Hoya house. It has a heat lamp in there. Again, thanks so much!

That's what I used to do Omar. hibiscus was one of my early plant obsessions. they grow fast, make ridiculous flowers, super easy to propagate, and there are hundreds of cultivars. if I had a large piece of property and a proper green house I'd still grow them. my favorite all time was called edit - "city girl" was the name I think howards stage was mostly orange I had that one too

Very nice!

Omar