Advice Please?
summerlady
hibiscus and a magnolia tree at my house at the beach. Any advice on the
planting and care would be appreciated.
NNTP Cox News
on Okaloosa Island, FL (Panhandle gulf coast) -- The neighbors on my
waterfront street have some great magnolias (probably been here as long as
the homes - 30 - 40 years) and I'm doing well with a couple of unknown
varieties of hibiscus (including rose of sharon, confederate rose, one small
bushy type, and a tree which has grown a couple of feet this year. Most of
them get the salty well water we use to water the lawn. All are doing
pretty well. My only thoughts are -- these plants are all pretty tough to
survive my well meaning but uneducated care. (My mother always recommended
I plant any hibiscus with dark green and large leaves. She said she found
they were the sturdiest for her. I think these are the ones I have that
are taking the salt the best)
(I hope someone can really help you though with some good advice.)
IG
"summerlady" <summerladyv@*x*att.net> wrote in message
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summerlady
was wondering if they need any special care since we do get freezing temps
there in the winter. I don't think I've ever seen any magnolias though, but
I've heard that they'll survive but not grow as tall as they do in the
South. Also wondering about any special care they might need.
Thanks again.
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: Hi -- I'm probably the last person to give advice so I will just say I
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dave
frost/freezing. A large pot in a Florida room would be preferrable for it.
It by the way appears to be otherwise similar to Rose of Sharon. In NJ I had
a desiduous Magnolia which had loads of big blossoms, one, two or three
(depending on the weather of the particular year) times a season. The one
thing about the desiduous Magnolia is that it drops a tremendous amount
including the pod coverings, pods, flowers and leaves. There will always be,
as with many plants here, die off of interior branches that become blocked
from sunlight by outer branches.
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summerlady
move it indoors when the weather gets cold.
Is this a good time of year to plant the magnolia?
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: Hi, I am from NJ and now live in FL. Hibiscus does need protection from
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dave
spring are normal planting times, depending on the specific plant.
Transplants need cool and a wetter season to adjust with time for some root
development before frost . While the deciduous magnolia may require
insulation for the first winter, and the Farmers' Almanac says you will have
a cold and snowy winter, and thereafter it should do well.
Here are some links with information on Magnolias. You can also get useful
information from your state extension center (such as Rutgers in NJ
http://www.rce.rutgers.edu/).
http://www.sunnysideofmarin.com/pages/Deciduous_Magnolias16.php?project_id=16
http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/hgic1015.htm
http://www.forestry.state.al.us/publication/al_trees/bigleaf_magnolia.htm
http://www.netlist.co.nz/Gardens/features/magnolias.htm
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/magnoliafaq1.html
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_trees_shrubs_flowering/article/0,1785,HGTV_3646_1960635,00.html
I hope you find some good information, there are many other sites you can
search as well.
There are also some cold hardy Hibiscus strains. Here are a couple of
Hibiscus links also:
http://www.trop-hibiscus.com/gindr.html
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_plants_tropical/article/0,,HGTV_3614_1397333,00.html
http://www.hibiscus.org/faq-1.php
Here is a link about Rose of Sharon, which is cold hardy and in the Hibiscus
family:
http://www.growinglifestyle.com/article/s0/a190670.html
"summerlady" <summerladyv@*x*att.net> wrote in message
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swasiura
I live outside Buffalo, NY and have had three huge hybiscus plants for
about 4 years. Cut them down to abt 6 inches after the first good frost.
They come back up from the ground each year. They are slow growers at
first, so don't give up. Just leave them alone and in August, Sept. you
will have beautiful blooms. Can't help with the magnolia tree.
I want to know when to divide them. Want to spread around the beautiful
dinner plate sized blooms. ANY IDEAS?
Sarah
T.L.Miller
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In article <vmgoh4i...@corp.supernews.com>, swasiura
<swas...@localnet.com> wrote:
> First, how do you spell "hybiscus". I don't know the correct spelling!
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> I live outside Buffalo, NY and have had three huge hybiscus plants for
> about 4 years. Cut them down to abt 6 inches after the first good frost.
> They come back up from the ground each year. They are slow growers at
> first, so don't give up. Just leave them alone and in August, Sept. you
> will have beautiful blooms. Can't help with the magnolia tree.
The kind of hibiscus you're taling about is not common in FL so you
ought to check somewhere else,
Peggy O'Grady
indoors in the cold months. Make sure you place them in a sunny spot. You
didn't say how far away from the beach your home is. If it's right on the
beach, you may have to be concerned with salt spray from the ocean,
especially with the magnolia. If you can plant it in a protected area in
rich soil, it should do well.
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summerlady
since planted two hibiscus which are doing really well. I cut them to ground
level last fall right before the first frost, mulched them heavily, and
they're tall and ready to bloom for the second year. :) Haven't gotten
'round to planting the magnolia yet because I'm considering selling my beach
house next year and moving south the following year.
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