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Hardy Hibiscus

18 years ago

My Hibiscus Blue River II has much smaller blooms(6"-7") than shoud have(10"-12")I purchased it 3 years ago,since then I am awaiting for big flowers.the plant looks very healthy,is watered and fertilized properly.What can I do wrong?Anyone has the same problem?Anyone can help me to find a solution?

Comments (3)

sebastian
18 years ago
I have the same problem at my house in Louisiana. However, I have them in partial sun, which is probably a contributing factor.

Barbie
halaeva
Original Author
18 years ago
Hi Barbie,
Many thanks for your reply.
Halina
Carola_MN
18 years ago
My Luna Blush has mostly the smaller blooms but every once in a while a really big one pops up. I wonder if it's marketing that's claiming such big blooms which is true only part of the time.

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