Tropical Delight By Kaye Menner

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Tropical Delight By Kaye Menner

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Kaye Menner

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Photograph of a beautiful bright orange tropical Hibiscus from my garden with a colorful textured watercolor background.
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Family - Malvaceae
Botanical Name - HIBISCUS rosa-sinensis 'Montego Wind'( TRADEWINDS™ MONTEGO WIND, TRADEWINDS™ WIND SERIES) PP17952
Plant Common Name - Chinese Hibiscus, Queen-of-the-tropics., Tropical Hibiscus

Members of the Wind Series are excellent for container culture, bloom profusely, and have reduced bud drop. They are similar to those in the Breeze Series but they are more vigorous. There are several diverse cultivars of these Yoder bred tropical hibiscus that come in an array of colors.

Tropical hibiscus has spectacular flowers that give credence to its title of "Queen of the Tropics." This tender evergreen shrub to small tree originates from southern China, though it is now believed to be extinct in the wild. The parent plants were red flowered, large and shrubby.

Everblooming and vigorous, tropical hibiscus has glossy green leaves and produces large, disc-shaped flowers. In the center of each bold bloom is a bottlebrush of yellow anthers topped with a five-parted, spider-like stigma. The fruit is a capsule. Remove the spent flowers and the developing seed capsules to promote production of new blossoms.

Tropical hibiscus is heat tolerant and prefers full sun and mildly acid to neutral, well-drained soil. Very poor and alkaline soils lead to nutrient deficiencies which cause leaf yellowing. It blooms in new wood. Annual pruning is best done in early spring to allow the shrub to rejuvenate early in the season. Pest and disease problems are minimal. This is a garden staple in both tropical and temperate landscapes. The vibrant shrub makes a wonderful container specimen where not hardy. In frost free zones it can also be grown in landscape and foundation plantings.

Family - Malvaceae
Botanical Name - HIBISCUS rosa-sinensis 'Montego Wind'( TRADEWINDS™ MONTEGO WIND, TRADEWINDS™ WIND SERIES) PP17952
Plant Common Name - Chinese Hibiscus, Queen-of-the-tropics., Tropical Hibiscus

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