Are these hibiscus seedlings?

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  1. CarolineL

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    I bought some seeds of "dinner plate" hibiscus - just for fun. Planted in April, nothing happened in heated propagator, so stuck out on greenhouse shelf. Something is now coming up, but may be weeds...
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I wouldn't like to say at that stage, but they stand a good chance of being so.

    Are they the swamp type ones reputed to be hardy, I remember growing something like those.
    I think T&M were selling them.
    H. moscheutos kind of comes to mind.
     
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    Could be looking at the jaggy edge ... but I have never done them from seed. Here is the giant one I had called a Newbiscus from 2009-2011 ...

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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      I always have a bit of a smile when I read these types of article.
      It seems to turn a simple process into a complicated matter which must put 50% of beginners off entirely. :biggrin:
       
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        Ah but my gardeners corner friends are better friends than Google! Thanks for the site @infradig - difficult to say with their pics of the young seedlings. @Victoria - your images of the leaves give a bit of hope. I grew hibiscus coccineus from seed but my photos of it were just the flowers. Sadly it succumbed to our winters, though it was always very late flowering anyway.
        Oh well, I'll keep growing them till they turn out to be disguised willowherb!
         
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          I have six in the ground and 15 in pots :rolleyespink: and I have noticed some have smooth edged leaves and others serrated/jaggy. I'll look this morning at smaller leaves.
           
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