A carefree flower - pics

**nctomatoman** · July 3, 2007

Now this makes gardening easy! We were walking through an arboretum some years ago and I took one dried seed pod....forgot about it for a few years, then decided to try it the last two years. It turns out to be Pinelands Mallow (Hibiscus aculeatus); we plant them in pots next to our garage. They are really spectacular right now! Next to it, but not yet blooming, are plants of Hibiscus moscheutos, also known as Crimsoneyed mallow or swamp rose mallow - we collected seeds from pods found in Falls Lake, where we kayak - the plants grew right in the water. I will be saving loads of seed from each of these - would be happy to share later this year.

remy · July 3, 2007

I love it! Does it bloom its first year? If it does, I want some.

Come fall, I'll have lots of interesting seeds to swap.
Remy

**nctomatoman** · July 3, 2007

Yes - germinates in about a week, grows to 6 feet tall and blooms in a couple of months - and it is supposed to winter over in zone 7-8 (we just tossed ours...may try a few in the garden next year, but it is so easy...). Always happy to trade!

Worth1 · July 3, 2007

I have a big red one with flowers about 8 inches across, it blooms every day.
Its called Lord Baltimore.

With all of this rain its doing great.
I would like to add that this one is a sterile hybrid but it will live through the winter and come back up in the spring.

Worth

jenn_sc · July 13, 2007

Craig,

Please, may I have some seed?

My husband is an aquatic/pond plant nut. We just moved to a propery with 14 acres and 2 small ponds. The smaller of the two ponds we're planning to put plants we've been cultivating in a 300 gallon vat (prior to the move). The bigger pond is staying slightly wild, with no ornamental stuff.

We would be happy to trade you anything you'd like...we have two kinds of water lilies (fragrant yellows and pinks...and the pinks have red lily pads!) We have papyrus, and (shh!) water hyacinth...and several other blooming pond plants my husband is cultivating that I don't know the names of. I go to Raleigh frequently and could bring anything you wanted.

I'd love to add those pretty yellow flowers to our collection! (if you have any seed left, of course...

)

Jennifer

Granny · July 15, 2007

That's gorgeous! I would love some of that for next year if you're going to have spare.

peispud · July 29, 2008

I would love some seeds too Craig. Do you have
pictures of the Crimsoneyed mallow?

Peter

July 3, 2007	#2
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	I love it! Does it bloom its first year? If it does, I want some. Come fall, I'll have lots of interesting seeds to swap. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

July 3, 2007	#3
nctomatoman Tomatoville® Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hendersonville, NC zone 7 Posts: 10,385	Yes - germinates in about a week, grows to 6 feet tall and blooms in a couple of months - and it is supposed to winter over in zone 7-8 (we just tossed ours...may try a few in the garden next year, but it is so easy...). Always happy to trade! __________________ Craig

July 13, 2007	#5
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	Craig, Please, may I have some seed? My husband is an aquatic/pond plant nut. We just moved to a propery with 14 acres and 2 small ponds. The smaller of the two ponds we're planning to put plants we've been cultivating in a 300 gallon vat (prior to the move). The bigger pond is staying slightly wild, with no ornamental stuff. We would be happy to trade you anything you'd like...we have two kinds of water lilies (fragrant yellows and pinks...and the pinks have red lily pads!) We have papyrus, and (shh!) water hyacinth...and several other blooming pond plants my husband is cultivating that I don't know the names of. I go to Raleigh frequently and could bring anything you wanted. I'd love to add those pretty yellow flowers to our collection! (if you have any seed left, of course...) Jennifer

July 3, 2007	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I have a big red one with flowers about 8 inches across, it blooms every day. Its called Lord Baltimore. With all of this rain its doing great. I would like to add that this one is a sterile hybrid but it will live through the winter and come back up in the spring. Worth

July 15, 2007	#6
Granny Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 507	That's gorgeous! I would love some of that for next year if you're going to have spare.

July 29, 2008	#7
peispud Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 180	I would love some seeds too Craig. Do you have pictures of the Crimsoneyed mallow? Peter