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beverlycss
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« on: May 17, 2011, 01:51:31 PM » |
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OH WOW!! I am so glad i have found this website! This is by far the best website i have been on, and i have been searching the net for months trying to find the most educational and informational websites. Thank you Hidden Valley Hibiscus for obviously being so diligent in your efforts to educate and provide the best hibiscus flowers.
Basically I am young and just got into flowers a little over a year ago. Well my grandma gave me my very first hibiscus bush in a pot last summer. I have been obsessed ever since. However i am from Ohio and the types that i have are tropical so they are houseplants in the winter and i set them on the patio when it becomes warm. Now, these that i have are also nothing super special like the ones i see here, they are from basically Lowe's and Kroger and a local greenhouse. What kind of hibiscus would these types be?? Also i want to learn how to clone these and hybridize and basically make my entire house covered in hibiscus flowers!! But after seeing the ones offered here mine look generic and their blooms are small and not nearly as pretty!! So i will be ordering some of the beautiful varieties from this site. But in the meantime i would love any information on how to hybridize my own and clone my own. Again i am new to flowers in general, let alone these incredibly special ones! So if anyone can help please do so like your talking to a three year old just learning! Because i am just learning!! And thank you to anyone that gives me any information! it is greatly appreciated!
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Charlie
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 05:06:14 PM » |
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Beverly, we would be happy to supply you with any of our varieties that you care to order. Our other customers in Ohio and the north in general either move these plants into a greenhouse or into their home for the winter and grow them outside only in summer.
Cloning and hybridizing could be called "advanced hibiscus growing" and it might be best if you gain some experience growing an already established plant first. That said, cloning and hybridizing are not all that hard to do but we've seen over the years that people get more out of growing hibiscus and stay with it if they have successes to build on.
If you search on the forum using the words clone or hybridize you will learn a lot from others have posted.
Charlie
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beverlycss
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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 05:18:36 PM » |
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thank you! i know asking about this so early is a bit ambitious!! however Im just in love with this flower and want to know all there is to know about it!! Its not something i would be doing any time soon, i just love to learn all that i can before i even try!! I will search under your key word recomendations!! thank you!
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jpiper82
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2011, 11:11:35 AM » |
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Bev, Once upon a time I was a Newbie to the World of growing "Tropical" Hibiscus! I am now 3yrs into the journey.. With that said and all the success and failures I have had, has been part of my learning experiences. The "Forum" with all the prolific posters, give us all a sample of how to do it right, and the trials and tribulations of us all.
The best way to learn quickly, is to buy the CD HVH sells, and the products that go along with it. (Not a commercial). They are my exclusive supplier for tropical hibiscus, and care products, and I couldn't be happier with their products, mentoring, and the "Forum
John, from Texas, who used to live in Ohio
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« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2011, 10:10:54 PM » |
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I agree with John, Beverly. Fom fertilizers, to soil, to pest control products... you really need to give your babies the best! I definitely recommend looking over hvh's pages on feeding, pest problems, etc. There's a lot to know, but these plants are totally worth the work!
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"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe
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David In Nha Trang Vietnam
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« Reply #5 on: May 29, 2011, 02:43:40 AM » |
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Without a doubt you are starting on a wonderful journey. To my mind to be successful you will need care products, and the number 1 is Supernova, its gotten me out of lots of scrapes many times, next would be Spinosad, bit of an investment to start but worth every penny, the other things you need are free, and that's patience and not being afraid to ask when something goes wrong, cos believe me it will haha, that's half the joy for me in growing them, so good luck and I will look forward to seeing your future photo's.
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