PACIFIC HORTICULTURE, Number 2 2000, PAGES 29-33
THE HIBISCUS REVOLUTION (4th page)
By Charles Black
'Dragon's Breath' has a deep red, eight-inch flower with pure white rays emanating from the center. It develops an upright bush to six feet tall in the ground, shorter in containers. Best in a mix of direct sun and shade, it will also grow in steady filtered light.
'Fantasy Charxn' flowers steadily with pink and white eight- to ten-inch flowers and is tolerant of heat and sun. An upright bush to six feet in the ground, it also grows well in containers. It is considered the best large-flowered cultivar.
'Fifth Dimension' flowers prolifically, its unusual eight-inch, gunmetal-gray flowers edged with orange-yerow; white flares radiate from the red center. A shrub to six feet in the ground, it will be smaller in containers. It tolerates full sun and heat. 'Hibiscus of the Year,' 1989.
'High Voltage' has a bright red eye bleeding into the satiny, pure white, eight-inch flower. The strong upright bush reaches eight feet in the ground. It is highly recommended for its steady flowering and tolerance of sun and heat.
'Jami Lou' produces bright eight-inch blossoms with a dark eye, red halo, pink body, and tan edge. These upright shrubs reach six feet tall in the ground and flower well in a mix of direct sun and shade.
'Midnight Blue' performs best in shade or filtered light where its unique eight-inch blossom of medium red and dark blue will not fade. It will grow upright to six feet in the ground and is also a good container plant. Second place 1998 "Hibiscus of the Year."
'Mystic Pink' flowers steadily with attractive pink and white, eight-inch blossoms. A strong bush with large, attractive leaves, it grows upright to six feet in the ground. It also grows well in containers and is somewhat heat- and sun-tolerant.
'Rainbow Chiistie' has an eight- to ten-inch pink flower with a large dark eye and a wide creamy-white border. An upright bush, it is highly recommended for its floriferous nature and moderate tolerance of heat and sun.
'Red Snapper' is the most popular double, with eight-inch, cherry red and white flowers and pronounced yellow stamens. Flowering prolifically and tolerant of sun and heat,'this vigorous eight-foot shrub is highly recommended.
'Silver Memories' offers unusually subtle, silver and cream, eight-inch blossoms on an upright bush, six feet tall in the ground. It also does well in containers. "Hibiscus of the Year,"
Picture text: Hibiscus 'Amber Suzanne' (left) Hibiscus 'Red Snapper' (right)
