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Post by bigbarney on Aug 17, 2017 10:23:45 GMT -5
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Post by jholland1964 on Aug 17, 2017 10:33:03 GMT -5
Beautiful! Two of my neighbors have these at the back of their yards and they started blooming a couple weeks ago. I always marvel at the size of these beautiful flowers. One neighbor only has them in one corner, my side happily, and the other has them all the way across their back fence so three of us can enjoy them.
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Post by bigbarney on Aug 17, 2017 14:56:01 GMT -5
My niece from Australia couldn't believe last year that I had a Hibiscus growing in Central Scotland. It is in a tub and I nearly killed by over watering😕
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Post by sandy4u on Aug 17, 2017 21:22:04 GMT -5
That is a very pretty flower. thanks for sharing it.
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stringbean
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Post by stringbean on Aug 17, 2017 22:18:40 GMT -5
I didn't realize that Hibiscus would grow in Scotland. What next, Peaches?
Please don't sens a photo of your peach tree :-)
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Post by Everton on Aug 18, 2017 0:48:34 GMT -5
It's a lovely flower. Tropical central Scotland ! Who woulda thunk  I am sure peaches are grown there too. The best peaches in the world are grown in Roxburgh, New Zealand. Sounds a bit Scottish!! |
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Post by bigbarney on Aug 18, 2017 3:23:33 GMT -5
It's a lovely flower. Tropical central Scotland ! Who woulda thunk I am sure peaches are grown there too. The best peaches in the world are grown in Roxburgh, New Zealand. Sounds a bit Scottish!! ,+Kelso+TD5+8NA/@55.5679883,-2.4938545,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48877b4212e70371:0x45aa33527eed10bd!8m2!3d55.56799!4d-2.4763449 I also used to have an Australian Bottle Brush plant but it expired after a cold winter a couple of years ago.  |
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Post by Everton on Aug 18, 2017 4:59:43 GMT -5
That's the one Barney.. also the home of the famous Jimmys Pies. www.jimmyspies.co.nz/Shame about your bottlebrush |
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Post by Rosie on Aug 18, 2017 7:46:36 GMT -5
FWIW, the picture is of a Hardy Hibiscus, Hibiscus syriacus, commonly called Rose of Sharon. It probably does quite well in Barney's climate.
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Post by Everton on Aug 18, 2017 8:31:00 GMT -5
Isn't it interesting how different countries have different names for plants. Hypericum (also known as St Johns Wort) is called Rose Of Sharon here in NZ. It is classed as a weed ! I have several clumps of it in my garden because I like it. In the winter the seed pods rattle in the wind. It is very hardy. Here is a picture. I hope the link works drive.google.com/file/d/1YHrygixh2vQ94pam0I6g9rNLAV1sWNJmvg/view?usp=sharing |
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Post by nojmit on Aug 19, 2017 0:09:57 GMT -5
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Post by Rosie on Aug 19, 2017 5:42:40 GMT -5
That's a gorgeous picture, nojmit. Your Rose Mallow is in the Hibiscus moscheutos family. There are so many varieties of "Hibiscus" it's hard to know sometimes which is what. In the case of the Rose of Sharon I mentioned, common names can be confusing so it's best to refer to the botanical name when making ID's. ROS is used in the USA but applies to entirely different plants in other parts of the world. All you never wanted to know about Hibiscus.  |
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Post by Everton on Aug 19, 2017 7:40:37 GMT -5
Super shot ! I have never seen a red Rose Mallow, only pink ones. The humming bird is marvellous - we do no have them in my country. |
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Post by jholland1964 on Aug 19, 2017 7:54:09 GMT -5
Super shot ! I have never seen a red Rose Mallow, only pink ones. The humming bird is marvellous - we do no have them in my country. Hummingbirds are only found in the Americas, North & South. They are fascinating to watch. They are the tiniest birds in the world. They hover over flowers or feeders and use their tongues to lap up nectar from flowers & feeders. Just fascinating to watch. |
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Post by bigbarney on Aug 28, 2017 11:03:55 GMT -5
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