Hibiscus
Hibiscus are my favourite plants (shrubs) because they are SO easy to grow and reward me with an abundance of beautiful flowers throughout the year. Unable to grow them in England I was naturally delighted to discover not only did they grow well in the Algarve, but also the amazing different varieties to choose from.
I began experimenting, as to the best method of propagating hibiscus from cuttings, a couple of years ago when the cost of buying plants in Portugal rose significantly. A 100% rise is a great incentive to master the technique of growing your own!
There are several different methods used to propagate shrubby plants, but this one consistently works for me…
Article continues over at my new gardening blog Piglet’s Plot http://pigletsplot.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/how-to-propagate-hibiscus-in-10-easy-steps/
Yellow Hibiscus Flower
Hibiscus growing in pot
Aren’t they fabulous! My favourite plants. We have a beautiful one we bought on Ludlow market many years ago, but sadly it no longer flowers.
Hi Jo, perhaps you ought to bring it over to Portugal!
Next door neighbours have a lemon one on their doorstep. Don’t want to compete?
perhaps they will give you a cutting?
That yellow one is stunning… Love those flowers
Yep, it’s one of my favourites and it’s not stopped flowering yet!
I love hibiscus…they are very hardy!
They certainly grow well in the Algarve.
Gorgeous, PiP! I love Hibiscus.
When you take a moment to look at the flowers and the wonderful colours it makes you realise how beautiful nature is.
LOL – almost a mirror image of my pic! I love the hibiscus too, which is why I spent hours photographing it in Florida.
Hi Robyn, I did look at your photo and smile as I’d only just posted mine and thought I was still on my blog! Hope you ahve a great time in FLorida
Isn’t it amazing that two photos taken in different countries could be so similar? Shows what a small world it really is!
Don´t think I had even seen a yellow hibiscus! I should get one for my garden and then propagate it too.
Hi Sami,
Everyone admires they yellow hibiscus. I must take some more cuttings – I’m sure they’ll find a good home
Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. I’ve never seen a yellow hibiscus quite like yours. It’s lovely.
Hi EC, she’s a beaut! I better take some more cutting of this one as I’ve not seen many like this available in the garden centres.
I have quite a few hibiscus in my garden here. The flowers are really spectacular.
Hi ad, why not share them on your blog?
The only hibiscus I’ve had was in the UAE where they seem to flourish as well (the climate is very similar to the Algarve but without the occasional frost!), although they always had a lot of blackflies on them. I’ve seen quite a lot here in Singapore too: see my post “Scenes from my Evening Walk”.
We don’t buy plants from garden centres anymore in Portugal due to the cost and the joy of creating a new plant! Happy gardening, will check out your Gardening Blog too. Cath (ps, hope the HTML worked, apologies if it didn’t, have to work on it)
Hey Cath, your evening walk was wonderful! Sorry for late reply, but we have family holidaying with us at the moment so PC time is limited. Hope you enjoy my new gardening blog, lots to write about but no time at the moment. Pelase stay tuned!
I know the feeling! Normal routine stops when visitors are in town (I speak from many years of experience, not all of it good)! Will look forward to seeing your gardening experiences, I will let you make the mistakes for when I come back to live (and garden) in Portugal! Cath
Yay, it worked!
Hi, what a coincidence. I have 2 hibiscus plants in my garden – one red and one yellow, too. The red one is like yours and came from my house in the north where it had barely survived for several years, Now it is flourishing and over a metre tall. The yellow one was a birthday present and is also flourishing. I thought they were difficult to propagate, though. Must try it, myself.
Hi Mara, they certainly seem to floursih here in the ALgarve!
Such pretty flowers.
I love them! The ones I “tried” to grow in the UK were nothing like this!
Beautiful. We have them everywhere here and they go so well with bourganvillia too!
Arrrhhh bourganvillia…now you’re talking. I love them!
I have some beautiful hibiscus in pots that I winter in my basement, but I’ll try this too. Yours are gorgeous!
Hi writing fee, do they ahve light in your basement?
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