All Of My Hibiscus

[angel]

Your yard must be amazing. Those are so pretty. I almost wish you had not posted because now I feel like I have to go out and buy a bunch of hibiscus to add to the measy couple I have. Very naughty of you

Hahahahaha. I definitely think you should have more, Pat, living in sunny Florida. There's just so many to choose from.

[angel]

Mabuhay!

@angela...beautiful hibiscus (in tagalog we call them "gumamela") how do you take care of them? My garden used to have a number of hibiscus but it was always infested with ants and then it just turned downhill for them. Any tips? thanks

It's not the ants but the aphids that attract the ants. The young tips that bear the flowers will shrivel and turn black, new leaves become deformed. You can use Malathion if you can bear the smell. I just use an old toothbrush and some water, and sometimes just my bare fingers to rub off the aphids.

Plant them in the sunniest area of your garden. They can never get enough sun or so it seems. No sun, no flowers.

[angel]

I have hibicus planted in our yard and never have to bring them in. They winter over just fine here in bitter cold Wisconsin. Yours are gorgeous, Angel. I was going to ask for a couple of cuttings, but then I saw where you are from.

Thank you Jonada. I wish I could send you some cuttings though. ;-) Some of mine are planted in pots and I occasionally take them indoors as ornamentals. There's a photo of three pink hibiscus blooms against a dark blue wall. That one was taken in our dining room.

[angel]

Angel, you have so many varieties - some I have never seen before. Thank you for sharing these lovely flowers.

You are welcome, Patty. The pleasure is all mine. That golden yellow one with a very pale lavender center is not that common.

[angel]

Oh my... gorgeous flowers, Angel!!! You definitely made me in love with these hibiscuses!!! ~

Thanks Trevor. I just wanted to give these "gumamelas" as we call them, the attention they deserve. It's just that they're so common in the Philippines that we tend to take them for granted.

[angel]

Very nice hibs! I think the pure yellow one is my favorite.

Mine too Pavel. And that double-skirted dark red variety, I just love its redness, almost bloody red.

[angel]

Wow. Just beautiful. I really like Hibiscus. They are so tropical. I have one myself, but here they can not grow outside. Only in summer.

Tropical indeed, Willeke. So is your hibiscus in a greenhouse? What color is it?

[angel]

Really nice and colorful collection you got there !

Thank you Amey.

[angel]

I just loved seeing them all! I have two tropicals, a red and a pink, and one that is the hardy type. I have never seen some of the types you showed and I have to say they were stunning! Thankyou!
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Thanks Leaf Mite. We have such a wealth of hibiscus in the Philippines it's a challenge or even impossible to have a collection of all of them. I only have a handful. I don't even have a white hibiscus, only one double hibiscus, and one double-skirted. Wish I had more space so I could plant more hibiscus.

[angel]

What a wonderful garden you must have Angel. What I really love about Hibiscus besides the nice plants and the large, exotic flowers is the ease of care and they bloom, and they bloom, and they bloom! AL

I only have a pocket garden Al. I don't know how I managed to fit all of these tropicals (check out my previous posts I think under "Jungle") in a very small space. Yes Al, for very little care, in return these hibiscus give you lots of flowers everyday all year round.