Hibiscus schizopetalus: Difference between revisions

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Hibiscus schizopetalus subsp. var.

Coral Hibiscus, Skeleton Hibiscus, Japanese Lantern, Fringed Hibiscus

The query description has an empty condition.:		shrub
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	6 ft 8 ft	5 ft 6 ft
Height:	⇕	6 ft to 8 ft
Width:	⇔	5 ft to 6 ft
The query description has an empty condition.:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Tropical E Africa
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀

The query description has an empty condition.:	☼	part-sun
The query description has an empty condition.:	◍	moist
Features:	✓	flowers, houseplant
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Minimum Temp:	☃	60°F
USDA Zones:		9 to 11
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	red, pink

Malvaceae >

Hibiscus

schizopetalus

var.

,

A weeping tree hibiscus. Grows rapidly and blooms freely. Hanging pink or red/coral colored flowers have 2.5 inch petals that curve up, with many deep lacy lobes, giving a beautiful effect. This fast growing shrub reaches 6-8 feet with a spread of 5-6 feet. Flowers sporadically year-round in greenhouse or in tropics, or during warm season elsewhere.

Can be grown as hanging basket plants and treated as an annual.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

Grow in part shade and intermediate to warm temperatures. 2 parts peat moss to 2 parts loam to 1 part sand or perlite has been a successful potting medium. Do not allow to dry out, keep plant moist at all times. Give a monthly balanced fertilizer at ½ the strength recommended on the label.

Prune often to keep a desired form. Pruning often to give and keep shape, as well as encourage blooms which form on new wood.

Propagation

Take cuttings of half-ripe wood or use layering. Cutting slow to root, they should be treated with rooting hormone.

Pests and diseases

aphids, whiteflies

Cultivars

Gallery

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References

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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+A weeping tree hibiscus. Grows rapidly and blooms freely. Hanging pink or red/coral colored flowers have 2.5 inch petals that curve up, with many deep lacy lobes, giving a beautiful effect.  This fast growing shrub reaches 6-8 feet with a spread of 5-6 feet. Flowers sporadically year-round in greenhouse or in tropics, or during warm season elsewhere.
+Can be grown as hanging basket plants and treated as an annual.
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-Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f. Fig. 1833. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr. B.M. 6524. F.S. 23:2397, 2398. G.Z. 25, p. 241.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics.
+Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hook. f. Tall glabrous shrub with slender drooping branches: lvs. ovate-elliptic, toothed: bracteoles minute: fls. pendulous, on long jointed peduncles, red or orange-red, the recurved petals beautifully and deeply cut; calyx tubular; stamens long-exserted: fr. long, bearing smooth seeds. E. Trop. Afr.—A beautiful species, for the warmhouse; grown in the American tropics.
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 ==Cultivation==
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+Grow in part shade and intermediate to warm temperatures. 2 parts peat moss to 2 parts loam to 1 part sand or perlite has been a successful potting medium. Do not allow to dry out, keep plant moist at all times. Give a monthly balanced fertilizer at ½ the strength recommended on the label.
+Prune often to keep a desired form. Pruning often to give and keep shape, as well as encourage blooms which form on new wood.
 ===Propagation===
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+Take cuttings of half-ripe wood or use layering. Cutting slow to root, they should be treated with rooting hormone.
 ===Pests and diseases===
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+aphids, whiteflies
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+Image:IMG 2623 ucla09.jpg| photo 2
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