Hibiscus blossom opened this morning

[Walleye]

We got pretty cold last night so I brought it inside. I ordered this plant from Amazon. It arrived a few days ago and it looks like it’s gonna be fine.

[lark]

1. What is the name of this gorgeous hibiscus?

I have seen this occasionally, but never got the name.

[twodogsbarking]

3. Betty.

[Walleye]

6. Fiesta, I think

[lark]

25. I will definitely be on the lookout for a good Fiesta hibiscus.

We even have a great place for it in our flower bed next to the amaryllis.

[sheshe2]

2. Beautiful 🤩

[JMCKUSICK]

4. B e a utiful

[Diamond_Dog]

5. Aren't they gorgeous? Such big, showy, blooms.

I have a red one that I put outside during the summer and bring inside during the winter.

Your two-toned blossom is so strikingly beautiful.

[brer cat]

7. Gorgeous! Thanks forv sharing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Love those colors! 'Fiesta' is a very appropriate name.

Thanks so much for sharing this beauty, my dear Walleye!

[niyad]

9. All I am getting is a little box.

[mnhtnbb]

15. I just posted a reply with a photo link

and it is not even showing the link when previewed, or opening the photo on the post.

[XanaDUer2]

10. Beautifil nt

[BumRushDaShow]

11. I had one similar to that for years - mine was the Edward La Plante variety

It looked like this (don't have it anymore) -



My current one is overwintering in the basement - a "Snow Queen" (variegated green & white leaves with red flowers that have a long pistil). It looks like this -



Love these!

[Walleye]

12. Very nice. I will no doubt getting a red one before too long. The hummingbirds love them.

[BumRushDaShow]

13. I had hummingbirds trying to get something out of the "Snow Queen"

but the weird flower configuration wasn't helping!

I have other stuff for them like a couple honeysuckles and a weigela (that reblooms somewhat later in summer). The Blanche Sandman honeysuckle (a native) is much used! Looks like this -



They manage to do that acrobatics to get their beaks up in those flowers!

Found a pic of one getting up in there -




(it does have a tendency to get powdery mildew and aphids though, which is a PITA but it is semi-evergreen)

[Walleye]

20. I got some seeds for something called red trumpet vine

Hoping to get outside over the weekend and put some of them in the ground

[BumRushDaShow]

22. I had a potted trumpet vine a long time ago

they are nice - especially going up and around posts or on a trellis but they can be aggressive growers if they like where they are. Of course the hummers love anything that has tubular flowers like that!

The early migrators will even nectar on lilac blossoms. About a dozen years ago, I finally saw one on my mother's hosta blooms. First time I witnessed that as I was always hearing that they will use hosta flowers. I have some hostas that are late bloomers and have seen a stray here and there go for it when it blooms. Of course salvias are another good one and you should be able to winter over a Salvia Black and Blue (an absolute hummer favorite) in the ground where you are if you mulch it well (it's just that they bloom so late). They will also do tiny tiny tubes like those on pentas and even bee balm (Jacob Cline being a red one that is a fave).

[Walleye]

21. I shot this a few years ago when I had more plants on my back deck

Don’t know what the flower called

[mnhtnbb]

14. I order mine from White Flower Farm

It arrived Saturday. Potted for the patio Sunday. Took this shot Tuesday. It's America's Sweetheart.




For some reason, photo is not posting--or opening-- even though the link has been posted.

On edit: there it is!

[Walleye]

16. Beautiful blossoms! I will look up your supplier.

[mnhtnbb]

18. I have been ordering from White Flower Farm

for several years and been very satisfied with their material. Most of my annuals that go in pots or planters come from them.

[Walleye]

19. Thanks for the tip

[niyad]

17. All I am seeing is a broken box.

[mnhtnbb]

23. I'm seeing it right now on my laptop but not on my phone.

Not even the broken box on the phone, until after a minute or so.

I run Firefox for my laptop, my phone is, I think, Chrome, but I even restarted my phone and got only the broken box..

There has been a problem with Avatars not showing. As I look through this post, even on my laptop, I'm only seeing a broken box for the Avatars of : twodogsbarking; JMCKUSICK; BumRushDaShow;.

[niyad]

24. Something weird is going on. I shut off my tablet and restarted it, still

nothing. I can see BRDS's images, no problem. And I have been noticing broken avatar links all this week.

[Duncanpup]

26. Beautiful

[SheltieLover]

27. Gorgeous!

TY for sharing!