- Rob, chicago (member American Hibiscus Society)

I'd use pollen from the triploids on diploids. It works with roses.

Karl

I have tropical hibiscus (that don't form seed pods). This summer I set my double red outside beside my double white and got a flower on my red hibiscus that was double red with a white swirl in the center.
Although that bloom has already dropped, for future reference, is there a way that I could have air-layered that branch right behind that bloom (maybe keeping all new blooms from growing on that stem until it has been sucessfullly removed)to get a plant with this new bloom? If not, how do you cross the non-seeding varieties?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Terry