I discovered Flower Friday while visiting Lorilin@Bugbugbooks and decided to begin sharing some flower pictures from our gardens along with some information about them. Please check out Lorilin’s blog if you haven’t already for book reviews and more!
Last time I shared Persian Carpet Zinnias. Here are other 2019 shares:
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Hibiscus
- Tiger Lily
- The Zinnia and the Swallowtail
- Yarrow
- Wax Begonia
- Monarda
- Mountain Mint
- Spring Blooms
- Rhododendron
- One Beautiful…One Interesting
Today’s share:
Hot Pink Hibiscus (Non-tropical)
Every year I order petunia seed from a lady in Michigan who always sends me free seed along with my order: (hardy) hot pink Hibiscus.
I’d never grown Hibiscus before receiving this seed, and I certainly never knew what a wonderful addition to the garden they would be. The flowers are very large (10+ inches) and such a vivid color. It’s hard not to stop and gaze at the beautiful flowers!
These are incredibly simple to grow from seed and come back year after year. When they first start out in the spring, they’re tiny little things that can easily be mistaken for a weed. Once they get going, they grow into a beautiful bush-like plant with lush green foliage. These are hardy: able to be grown as far north as zone 4.
- Also known as: Rosemallow
- Scientific name: Hibiscus
- Family: Malvaceae
- Order: Malvales
Thanks for checking out Flower Friday. Let me know what flowers you’re enjoying right now and of you’re growing any Hibiscus. Have a great weekend everyone!
❤ Mischenko
Very pretty! My husband is the green thumb here, so I don’t know the names of most of what we have…I just know that I enjoy looking at them. 🙂
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Thank you, Amanda! 🙂 I hope you’re enjoying all your blooms too. ❤
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Beautiful! Wish I could grow them in NWI.
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You can! These come back every year all the way to zone 4. They’re not the tropical type. I can try to save some seed for you if you’d like. 😉
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I love hibiscus and these are gorgeous. I didn’t know there are hardy ones! We’ve only had them as house plants. Time to google seeds, I think 😉
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Thanks, Cathy! Let me know if you want me to save you some seed and I’ll send them to you! 😉
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Thanks so much! That’s very kind of you. I’m in the UK so I’ll send you the postage.
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Wow, how did I not know that? I’m thinking you may be in a warmer zone then being next to the ocean! How does your zoning work?
No problem. I’m going to attempt to save seeds this year. I actually haven’t yet, but I have high hopes! 😉💕
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I’m not sure what you mean by zoning. I think we’re about on a level with southern Canada.
Good luck with the seeds, I should be able to get some here. It’s difficult to know where people are when you’re online 😉
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There’s a gardener there in the UK I follow named Charles Dowding and he’s like a zone 8 or so, meaning he can grow most times of the year because of the warm air from the ocean. Here in the US, we have zones too and I’m a 4-5 with a medium growing season. I think you guys have diff zones though. 🙂
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Charles Dowding is a new name to me, I’ve just googled him. He lives in Somerset (where we used to live!) which is in the south of England and has a more temperate climate than we do at 200+ miles further north. I googled zones too which is also new to me! Apparently we’re in the hardiness zone 7-9 which is hardy in all but cold winters. I’ve learnt a lot…thanks! 😄
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I’ve seen these all over my neighborhood and was curious what plant they were!! Now I know!🌺
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I’m glad you know now, Abbey! Btw, I got your message and will email you today. 😉❤
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Me too!! Okay awesome 😉 ❤ 🙂
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Absolutely gorgeous Jenn. No wonder you just want to look at them.
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Thank you, Carla. ❤💚💙
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These are gorgeous! Seeing your posts has really made me want a garden— unfortunately not possible at the moment. But if I ever do, hot pink hibiscus will be in it!
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Thanks, Chris! I hope you have a beautiful garden one day. These are so easy and I highly recommend them!
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Oh I love these, M! I may need the name of your seed supplier?! These remind me of hollyhocks (the bloom) and the foliage is a lot like hydrangea. Mine are all the tropical that can’t get below fifty degrees, so we garage them for winter. Thanks so much for sharing these. Your garden is looking lush! ♥️
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Shes a local lady in MI. I’ll send you her info! These do remind me of hollyhocks, but the flower head is so huge! I’m working on saving seed this year finally. 😂 I can send you some if I’m successful!
I remember you telling me about your heated garage. How convenient! I’d love to extend the bloom time on mine. It’s all happening so fast this year it seems. Time for school to start and the season is winding down now. ❤💜❤
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These are gorgeous! Have a lovely weekend friend!
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Thank you, Berit! 💚 You too!
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So pretty!
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Stunning! 😮 I swear… I feel like I would never succeed in getting these to bloom if I were to plant one.
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OOOOH, this one is beautiful! I love it.
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Suuuper pretty, I love the color so much!
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