| Years ago, I had a hibiscus named Mrs. Jimmy Spangler~I loved the bloom and the name! One particularly cold winter, she didn't survive. Ever since then, I have searched and searched for another one of those hibiscus and couldn't find one, UNTIL Memorial Day......I turned the corner at Ace Hardware and there she was! I looked at the price and told myself no, that I couldn't spend that on a plant. I then decided to try another nursery in hopes of finding one...no such luck. After discussing it with Chad, I ended up going back and buying the hibiscus! So, I am now the proud owner of a Mrs. Jimmy Spangler hibiscus once again! I figured I had posted pictures of this hibiscus in the past and sure enough I found a post about her here. |
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Ooh you are so lucky to have all those hot weather plants. ANd what a good helper Kylie is! I need to teach Julianna to water the plants here. hahaa!
We could never have hibiscus here in NJ - at least not outdoors. It would die in november :(
THey are so pretty - Funny b/c my grandmother used to have one in her apartment that flourished b/c she kept her apartment at 85 degrees LOL - and now that she is gone, any time I see a hibiscus, I think of her and smile :)
What a good memory of your grandmother!
Hibiscus are my favorite plants! I have some hardy ones in the ground that die down in winter and come back in the spring. The tropical ones I didn't even cover last winter, never got that cold. I usually just move them up by the garage, some winters i have to move them inside the garage or cover them a few times. Our summers are too dry for hibiscus, so they do require some extra attention and they are the only plant I will give that extra attention to! Most of my other plants are heat/drought tolerant, it's just too hot to be out there taking care of plants.
Kylie is such a great helper :) and I bet Julianna would be, too!
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