Some call them Hibiscus, but here we call them Altea.
I've always liked Alteas, they're easy to grow and continue flowering for months; just my cup of tea. Also, if left to their own devices they grow into very large bushes.
This white one (above) is an offspring of a beautiful 'double flowered' example from a friend's garden. I was given seeds on several occasions, but they always reverted to 'singles'. They are beautiful anyway.
I think I have five different colours; all nice in their own way. I couldn't photograph the blue one, it was too high-up.
I'd like to find a deep red one (I have an obsession with deep red flowers), but I'm not sure if such a thing exists.
I might go on an Altea hunt.
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If you get a cutting from your friend's double flowered one it should take easily. They are all lovely.
I believe you will only find red in the tropical variety of hibiscus which is the true hibiscus. Sooner or later some grower will develop a red altea so don't give up the hunt.
She gave me seeds. She's now sold the house, so I'll have to look elsewhere.
I suppose a deep red Camellia would be the nearest equivalent.
I have deep red hibiscus here, the only one. I also like them a lot.
so pretty Cro ..... I love the white one and I actually prefer it single ..... I often think that the double flowers are a bit blousey but that's just me !!! I think that there are red ones as there are lots of images if you google it ..... you just need to do a bit of research !! XXXX
Ah, you give me hope. I must visit my garden centre.
It is nice, but the double white one was quite spectacular. I'll google them now.
Gosh; I see what you mean. That's exactly what I'm looking for.
The white one is lovely. I drink carcadè which is hibiscus tea.
Greetings Maria x
Better than going on a fox hunt anyway.
Hibiscus is used to give colour to many fruit/herb tisanes....must be the red flowered variety. Lovely flowers
It could almost be mistaken for a giant weed with attractive flowers.
They're all very nice this year, they seem to have excelled.
I prefer mushroom hunts.
Another edible flower?
Everything started as a 'weed', but was tamed.
We planted hibiscus (from seed) all around the potager to make a hedge but had to chop some of it down because it gave too much shade. The flowers are nice floating in water for table decoration.
I planted Lavatera around Haddock's, and it went crazy. I had to hack it back.
If you take a look at Lynnes blog { Irishgardenhouse.blogspot.co.uk } what is the first photograph to greet you ? A beautiful red hibiscus !!! XXXX
I love tropical hibiscus. They do well here in the summer, and hummingbirds love them.
Weeds. All of them.
That's the one I want!
If only we had the Hummingbirds as well.
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Yes, we call them hibiscus. Very easy to grow and put on such a good display.
They are making very little of it here so far, but I think we all know the motive!
Mine have been especially good this year.
Your's are beautiful, Cro. They are easy to grow and add (with little work) so much color to a garden. I have quite a few varieties and up to two years ago, had a deep red one. It was planted in the wrong place so it had to go.
I have seen bushes around here growing to about 12-15 ft high. Mine are all kept to about 4 ft. I can't cope with roses, so they replace them.
I have a deep red rose, its so red its almost black
Love these flowers. We have the sort of red-orange variety here. The two-toned ones are lovely. I have not seen them in my neck of the woods.
We must take them in in the winter, although I pass a huge pink bush that obviously doesn't go in at frost.
I'm always on the look-out for such things. I point them out when I'm in the car. "There's one; that's what I'm after".
I know the colour you mean; probably a bigger flower than mine.
Ours don't seem to be affected, and here it regularly goes down to -5 C.
its so red its almost black
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