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Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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Posted by shiollie z5-6 MI (My Page) on Wed, Jun 21, 06 at 13:20
I have searched the net all over to find a seedling pic but was unable to do so... so I am asking all of you, the baby leaves ( cannot pronounce the actual word much less spell it :)) resemble the hardy hibbies that I started in another bed, I have never seen a tropical seedling. Help please??
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RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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Just trying to get the actual pic here.
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RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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shiollie,
They do look quite a bit like my tropical hib seedlings. Where did you get the seeds from? What did the seeds look like? My tropical hibiscus seeds are black and somewhat triangular shaped with a notch in them. They are also a little bit fuzzy. I'll try to post some good pictures of both my seeds and seedlings tomorrow in daylight so I can get better close-ups.
Lynne |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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Actually, this was growing right beside my tropical hib I just dug it up and replanted it, there was also more in another hib that I overwintered, I pulled those before I actually thought about it. Both of the hibs are the only plants that had these in the pots.
I would love to see your pics for comparison. Thank you Lynne!! |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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Hi shiollie,
Here is a link to my Webshots page. The pics are in the folder called "Seeds and Seedlings." The seedlings are about 1-2 weeks old. I bet the seedlings you have came from seeds that your tropical hib dropped into the soil. The really cool thing about that is that the flowers and leaves from these seedlings will most likely all be unique and different than the "mother" plant. Tropical hibiscuses, if they are H. rosa-sinensis, are all hybrids of several different wild hibiscus species, so you never know what you will get from seeds! I have several crosses I am doing right now and it is tons of fun. If your seedlings live to adulthood, they take from 6 months to a year to bloom.
Have fun!
Lynne http://community.webshots.com/user/lynne110961 PS~I hope that link works. Let me know if it doesn't. |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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| Hi Lynne, Thank you so much for the pics! They really helped ALOT. Now comes the waiting period.I will post pics in a couple of weeks for another comparison. |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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| The leaf shape doesn't look like a tropical hibiscus seedlingto me. It would be very unusual to find a seedling suddenly show up like this since tropical hibiscus do not commonly set seeds. Also, you would have been aware of the seed pod during the two months it took to mature. |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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| Tropical hibiscus (H. rosa-sinensis) is a hybrid of different hibiscus species. Therefore, the leaves and flowers of their offspring can have many different forms. The leaves in the pictures here look exactly like the leaves on some of my tropical hibiscus seedlings. And tropical hibiscus DO set seed, as I have about 30 seedlings now which all came from a tropical hibiscus plant. |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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| It looks just like my seedling they are hibiscus about same size too.I cant wait to see how mine flower the mother was red not sure on dad but think yellow. |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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| I know this post is really old, but I hope someone can help me out. I have never seen a tropical hibiscus set seed, but I have heard they can. I live in deep South Texas and when I say south I mean 7 miles from the Mexican border. Tropical hibiscus along with bouganvillas are everywhere, in every home, in every abandoned lot. I have asked many people down here if they have ever gotten seeds from either one and the response is always the same "they don't set seed". I followed a post once on a woman who traded for boug. seeds and they sprouted for her and I saw in the pix that they were boug. My question is how are ya'll getting them to set seed? Do you hand pollinate them? I have a very healthy garden full of butterflies, hummers, bats, bees, and you name I got it. My daylilies won't set seed either. Please help. Josie |
RE: Is this a tropical hibiscus seedling??
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rio,
I was just doing a search on something else and found this old topic and your post from last month! How weird is that? Anyway, yes, to get tropical hibiscus to set seed, all you do is hand-pollinate them. You will have better luck in cooler weather. Once the temperature gets over around 82, the success rate goes down. The best months are Jan-March and Sept-Nov. It also helps to keep the pollinated bloom out of direct sun for the first day. You can wrap it in tin foil or just turn it away from the sun. Good luck!
Oh yeah...doubles don't usually set seed but their pollen is OK to use on a single pod parent. |
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