Hibiscus 'Blue Bird'

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Hi all. Just got back from woolies where I bought more plants . I got a coneflower, hardy geranium, clematis 'Dr. Ruppel' and a Hibiscus 'blue bird'. Know absolutely nothing about hibiscus. Any growing advice? Very general advice on the box, but it's the same advice for all 4 plants! All 4 for £8.47 though!! ;D

Absolutely glorious day here in the midlands, so i'd like to plant them today.

[sleepysunday]

hibiscus like rich, moist but free draining soil, and plenty of sun. Prune hard in the Spring, and mulch in the Spring.

They come into leaf quite late, so don't worry if it looks a bit dead when everything else is producing mouse ears.

[andy]

Following on from sleepy's comments....Hibiscus are the last plant to come into leaf and one of the first to lose their leaves....so don't give up on them if there's no leaves when everything else is flourishing.

You've made a good descision...they're a gorgeous plant when in flower

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Thanks peeps! It looks gorgeous in the photo on the box...God, I am such a newbie!!! ;D

[sleepysunday]

Consider carefully where you put it. At the front of the border it will look like a dead shrub for much of the time, but right at the back it might be lost. So plant it where it's stems will be hidden when it's not in leaf.

[Mr Grinch]

Hi Rosemother,

Check out my Hibiscus thread on the BBC site. I bought this last week. It was a large plant, 15 litre pot i think and cost Mr £30 but i couldn't resist those gorgeous blooms. Ive put mine at the back of the border, with Hellebores around the base. Ive got Rosa 'Belle Epoque' in front of the border and i then plan to plant some Hardy Geraniums in the middle. This should then give me interest all through the year !!

Mr G

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Rosemother

Hibiscus are also quite slow growing so don't expect them to fill a huge gap overnight. Mine have been in for several years and really haven't grown much at all in that time.

I give them a good prune around end of Feb or Early March and they were absolutely lovely last year.

FA x

[Dutchy]

www.bachmans.com/retail/tipsheets/Perennials/HardyHibiscus.cfm
Maybe this helps.
I only ever had the tropical ones in the house.