It all started during one of our evening walks.
So then it got me wondering how many different hibiscus I might find around our town.
The white one was taken by our photographer friend, Dave, but these others were just all around our neighborhood.
I found that double petaled yellowish orange hibiscus when we were on the Big Island.
And I have one neighbor who has several different hibiscus in their front yard. I think I've taken photos of all of them. Maybe. But I'll keep my eyes open if something different pops up.
How interesting to see so many different hibiscus. They are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, so gorgeous! You truly live in paradise!
ReplyDeleteA very long time ago, in the Beverly Hillbillies, Granny Clampett became very concerned because someome’s hibiscus was ailing. If I recall, she brewed a special concoction for that person’s hibiscus.I think we were to understand that she thought it was a bodily ailment.
ReplyDeleteHeeey! I remember the Beverly Hillbillies!!! Gosh... Such a long time ago.
DeleteAren't they amazing. I've never had great luck with Hibiscus in Texas. I have friends that grow them but I do something wrong. These are lovely.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the variety of colors and styles; I'm especially attracted to the multi-color ones!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful tour! There are so many different ones in Hawaii. I purchased some hardy hibiscus from the Kauai nursery years ago and 11 of them survived outdoors in Kansas. The hardy hibiscus have dull leaves. (The tropical hibiscus are the ones usually seen in patio pots around here and have to be brought inside for the winter. They have shiny leaves.) When I moved, we even transplanted 4 to my son's house, and 2 have survived. I moved again and we experimented by cutting two of the crowns in half for my current garden. One that's white with red centers has survived. I even bought some from a Florida nursery, but it came with white fly on it! Ack! Most hardy ones in my local K.C. nurseries are red or pink. All of those pretty varieties like to live in Hawaii. (Yep, I contacted the Kauai nursery again, and they no longer sell hardy hibiscus. Guess they don't really need to with wonderful tropical weather.) My largest flower was 9 3/4 inches wide. I've been able to keep those Japanese beetles away from them, but my current plant has several grasshoppers. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDelete9 3/4 inches wide? OMG! THAT is totally amazing. I don't think I've ever seen a hibiscus that large in our area. So you DO have a green thumb! Totally fabulous! Did you take a photo of it? I'd love to have seen it.
ReplyDeleteThank you! That was fun and beautiful. We do have some hardy hibiscus here, but we don't see them often. They are such wonderful, exotic flowers.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in the 6th grade at Palolo Elementary School, our fantastic teacher, Mr. Nitta taught us how to graft hibiscus from a stalk to a mother plant. Unfortunately, one of the students cut herself and that ended that lesson. But I still remember how to do it and wanted to graft several varieties on one. Nowadays though, that is very low on my bucket list because I don't really have a good place for a hibiscus bush in our yard.
ReplyDeletethey are one of my favorite flowers and i don't have any at home. perhaps that is what draws me to them, i always want to stop and take a picture when i see one. i don't think i have ever seen the double petaled ones. they are very pretty!!
ReplyDeleteThe first one on the right is my fav. All are beautiful though.
ReplyDeleteGalla Creek
Gorgeous photos. Used to live in Honolulu as a grade schooler and the Hibiscus grew like crazy in our neighborhood. Wonderful flowers.
ReplyDeleteHi Celia! It's wonderful to know you used to live in Honolulu. I'm wondering what grade school you went to. I was a country girl in Waipahu.
DeleteVery pretty flowers 💐
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Go on more walks and take photos for us! Probably won't make it to Hawaii so I am depending on you. LOVE the hibiscus photos!
ReplyDeleteThe hibiscus is a very beautiful flower .I wish we could grow them here.
ReplyDeleteThose hibiscus would never survive in our cold winters, so they have to be treated as an annual and brought inside every year.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely! Such a variety!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers ... lovely photographs.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan