tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6697437187948850484..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Althéa.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70632541312268439602018-07-26T04:34:41.238+01:002018-07-26T04:34:41.238+01:00Did I hear 'whooping and hollering' from y...Did I hear 'whooping and hollering' from your side of the hill? Welcome home.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81448908352954814852018-07-26T04:34:02.450+01:002018-07-26T04:34:02.450+01:00The double white one I was after was very nice, in...The double white one I was after was very nice, in a 'flamenco' sort of way.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47200262488892622772018-07-26T04:32:05.112+01:002018-07-26T04:32:05.112+01:00I really have no idea, but I don't remember se...I really have no idea, but I don't remember seeing them in the UK.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79729606346660542512018-07-25T21:56:22.708+01:002018-07-25T21:56:22.708+01:00I know them as Hibiscus but Althéa is a prettier n...I know them as Hibiscus but Althéa is a prettier name.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65527878831402271912018-07-25T18:56:39.536+01:002018-07-25T18:56:39.536+01:00Istick to single flower forms...better for the bee...Istick to single flower forms...better for the bees.<br />Beautiful flowersgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75774406132548428932018-07-25T18:39:37.114+01:002018-07-25T18:39:37.114+01:00Beautiful Cro. But I doubt it would grow successf...Beautiful Cro. But I doubt it would grow successfully over winter this far North.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6638574345048304322018-07-25T14:12:06.774+01:002018-07-25T14:12:06.774+01:00I trim mine back quite hard each winter; they seem...I trim mine back quite hard each winter; they seem to like it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79240361911519266232018-07-25T13:20:59.422+01:002018-07-25T13:20:59.422+01:00I have similar flowers. My larger ones are Hibisc...I have similar flowers. My larger ones are Hibiscus with branches that fan out and the smaller one is on a tighter bush (that can get quite tall) which as Jane said, is called Rose of Sharon. They are all so beautiful and best of all, take little care.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89816418322558517202018-07-25T12:38:11.632+01:002018-07-25T12:38:11.632+01:00What gardeners call 'A good doer'.What gardeners call 'A good doer'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38279627368056677602018-07-25T12:37:32.353+01:002018-07-25T12:37:32.353+01:00Hibiscus is the most commonly used name, but I fir...Hibiscus is the most commonly used name, but I first encountered them as Althéa. Ours always do well, they seem to thrive on heat and drought.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53413330008075194122018-07-25T12:19:57.627+01:002018-07-25T12:19:57.627+01:00We have several Lavatera bushes. They flower for m...We have several Lavatera bushes. They flower for months. Good value plants.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5756593447555537662018-07-25T12:09:36.990+01:002018-07-25T12:09:36.990+01:00We call this shrub Rose of Sharon. I have one with...We call this shrub Rose of Sharon. I have one with the pink flowers and its flowering right now. Its very hot right now.. It is common here and does survive the winter. Very hardy.Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75773229976691506222018-07-25T10:26:53.372+01:002018-07-25T10:26:53.372+01:00We know them as hibiscus. We have one that was alr...We know them as hibiscus. We have one that was already here when we moved in eleven years ago. It is now a tree! Our is mauve with burgundy centre. Seems to do well whatever sort of summer we have.Carol Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800245681845689902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75920459643603969522018-07-25T10:23:36.390+01:002018-07-25T10:23:36.390+01:00So pretty and similar to Lavatera ...... you can’t...So pretty and similar to Lavatera ...... you can’t eat them though Cro 🤣🤣😂🤣 XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69912854514879634522018-07-25T08:24:19.374+01:002018-07-25T08:24:19.374+01:00I usually cut bits from a Hazel Nut tree, and they...I usually cut bits from a Hazel Nut tree, and they do the same.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24568215478487123742018-07-25T07:45:09.363+01:002018-07-25T07:45:09.363+01:00Stick a piece in at the end of a row of vegies and...Stick a piece in at the end of a row of vegies and you should have a new bush. <br />when Max and I were renting in the early 1970's there was a huge plum tree in the garden. The owner told us her late husband had used a piece of plum as a row marker and it had grown into that tree.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49586709722498175562018-07-25T07:41:56.868+01:002018-07-25T07:41:56.868+01:00Just take some seeds from a neighbour, and Bob'...Just take some seeds from a neighbour, and Bob's yer Uncle!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86403942823273555462018-07-25T07:34:39.331+01:002018-07-25T07:34:39.331+01:00They don't ring a bell but if they're easy...They don't ring a bell but if they're easy to grow then they are for me too! local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62928061719233409742018-07-25T06:58:38.202+01:002018-07-25T06:58:38.202+01:00I'd like a red one; I've not seen one here...I'd like a red one; I've not seen one here. Maybe I should visit a garden centre.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12031054762514566812018-07-25T06:37:43.629+01:002018-07-25T06:37:43.629+01:00I have a red one in my garden, i love the flowers....I have a red one in my garden, i love the flowers.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22268225739344759602018-07-25T05:42:19.341+01:002018-07-25T05:42:19.341+01:00I think you could describe our climate at the mome...I think you could describe our climate at the moment as 'Tropical'. Phew!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1524220522314698792018-07-25T05:41:28.752+01:002018-07-25T05:41:28.752+01:00They really are beautiful; very 'pure'.They really are beautiful; very 'pure'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10853977055795833312018-07-25T05:40:50.568+01:002018-07-25T05:40:50.568+01:00Perfect for someone like me, who only does vegs!Perfect for someone like me, who only does vegs!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7397959153851404122018-07-25T05:40:21.324+01:002018-07-25T05:40:21.324+01:00Tea? No idea! The flowers are at their best at the...Tea? No idea! The flowers are at their best at the moment. I keep finding new ones poking out from other plants.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68940709596729304352018-07-25T05:31:06.091+01:002018-07-25T05:31:06.091+01:00I particularly like the white red centred one. The...I particularly like the white red centred one. They grow here as hibiscus but I alway thought they favoured tropical climates.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com