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Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the Malvaceae family, comprising several hundred species native to warm temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and are commonly cultivated as ornamental plants, with both annual and perennial herbaceous varieties as well as woody shrubs and small trees.
Trifolium alexandrinum
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Thrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Hibiscus
Antirrhinum majus
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Thrives in the same full sun, moderate water conditions as Hibiscus
Start Hibiscus indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 60 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 90 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 100 cm · Soil: Suitable for light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils; prefers well-drained soil. Tolerates mildly acid, neutral, and basic (mildly alkaline) soils, including very alkaline soils.
