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Hibiscus Gardens Around the World

Montevideo, Uruguay



Exotic Hibiscus 'Fifth Dimension' growing in
Constantino's garden in Uruguay

Welcome to Montevideo, Uruguay, the home of Constantino, nestled on the Atlantic Ocean, next to Argentina and just beneath Brazil. Montevideo has the tropical climate of South America, but because it is so far south and on the Atlantic, it has more extreme weather, with storms, high winds, and freezes at times. It is always humid, which hibiscus love, of course! But the winds can be so sudden and strong that they snap off mature hibiscus plants. So Constantino's garden has become something of a testing ground for hibiscus.


Constantino


Uruguay's rainfall is perfect for hibiscus! They grow huge in Constantino's luxuriantly beautiful garden.

Rainfall in Montevideo is perfect! Average rainfall is 37" (93 cm) per year, but it is distributed evenly throughout the year. So Constantino's garden stays green and lush, which hibiscus love.



The 3 hibiscus at left are Constantino's hybrid, 'Maggie's Golden Sunset'
At bottom right is imported hibiscus 'Grand Slam'


'Uruguayan King's Crown'

'Uruguayan Neon Spell Shot'

The importation requirements of Uruguay make it functionally impossible to import hibiscus from other countries, so Constantino has had to rely on grafting small bits of exotic hibiscus wood from other countries that he could manage to get his hands on, coupled with doing his own hybridizing. He has created some beautiful hybrids, as you can see in these photos! All the "Uruguay" hibiscus on this page, plus many more, are Constantino's hybrids.



'Uruguayan Old Raisin'

'Uruguayan Creme Perfection'


'Uruguay Midnight Red Purple'

'Uruguay Magenta Borravino'


A giant 'Albo Lacinatus' growing in Constantino's garden


'Tahitian Bronze Star'

'Herm Geller'

Constantino has two greenhouses that he uses for hybridizing and to give his seedlings a good start. Montevideo does sometimes gets frost in the winter, so his greenhouse helps get his young plants through their first winter or two.


Constantino's large greenhouse


'Uruguayan Old Liberty'

'Uruguayan Christmas Joy'

We leave you with a few more photos of Constantino's Uruguayan hibiscus hybrids. Thank you, Constantino, for sharing your beautiful hibiscus garden and all your photographs with us!



'Uruguayan Magic Spell'

'Uruguayan Neon Spring Joy'

 

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