Hibisci

Not sure about the gardenia, but dense shade/drought will make the hibiscus leaves turn yellow and drop. I feed lightly but frequently and keep even moisture and the hibisci never looked better.

>Thanks for the food pointers. Where do you find hibiscus flowers BTW? / On a hibiscus plant. :-) Hibisci should grow like crazy up where you are; they're also nice decorative plants and the flowers are human-edible (they're what jamaica, the pinkish drink next to the tamarindo and horchata at Mexican restaurants, is made from).

Hi, I'm in Dallas, Texas and have had great luck with multiplying my hibiscuses (hibisci?).

And *that's* not the point of the story (nice navy hawaiian shirt with massive white hibisci printed all over it!).

However, I have several "new' hibiscus plants (3 years old) of one variety with peach blossoms which are having a problem blooming. All are in bud but many (not all) of the buds drop off before opening. They are in the same environment as the other hibisci.

The author has some experience of breeding hibiscus. Several outstanding varieties have been originated by him. One of them is the largest double flower in the world of Hawaiian hibisci. […] / Hibisci can be adapted to both light and heavy soils. In a heavy soil, surface drainage must be adequate to prevent waterlogging. A sunny situation is a must for hibisci. It responds well to common cultural practices. / For good growth and flowering, hibiscus should be kept disease and pest-free.

I see that somebody down the street has a whole bunch of hibiscuses (hibisci?) with NO white flies -- so there must be a solution.

I have a large collection of hibisci, all of which I started from cuttings.

I am proud of my hibisci but they got frozen this year and although they will come back they won't make much this year.

I'm in the same zone and my two hardy hibiscuses (hibisci?) are about 4 feet tall but not budding yet.

I made a nice blouse for myself today. It's black with hunormous pink hibisci all over it. Yeah, I know: magnificently proportioned women ought not to wear large splashy prints, but the fabric (rayon) was cheap and cool. I'm thinking, I could cut out some hibisci from the offcuts and appliqué them onto the white shirt I'd like to make next.

People displaying mock-Hawaiian emblems - e.g. hibisci, turtles, sandals, etc. - in a futile attempt to demonstrate how "Hawaiian" they are when in fact they only go there on vacation for a week every two years, during which time they annoy the real Hawaiian natives by being thoroughly ignorant tourists.

> I have a Hibiscus here called Blue Bird that grows as a shrub, but it is a / > long way from flowering yet. / […] Both my Hibisci are the same shade of orange, but one is solid orange, while the other has a red center.

Hibisci belong to the Malvaceae family, the same family as the most famous of African trees, Adasonia^([sic]) digitata, the baobab. Using the hibiscus as a symbol of resistance to gender-based violence suggests that the solution to the violence has to develop within the continent itself, though, through her use of the hybrid hibiscus, Adichie suggests the benefit of the infusion of outside knowledge.

> There is a hibiscus growing by the / > back door without any help from anyone {chuckle}. / Our pest control experts say that rats love to hang out in hibisci. / Probably best to either (a) get rid of it, or (b) move it away from the house.