What are you planting now for 2015?

I was thinking of just keeping the ivy in a small pot where I can keep it under control. Unfortunately, although I've rid our beds of ivy, every single surrounding neighbour has it growing up (and under) the fences into our garden. I have to admit this means I really dislike most ivys! This one I spotted down the road and liked the leaves though.

The other one I don't think is periwinkle, it has small round alternating leaves. I'll keep that in a pot too until I know what it is / does!

Will definitely bin if they start getting out of control though!


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That is exactly the problem that I have too

 

No personal experience Mowgley but was reading an article in The Express recently by Alan Titchmarsh about hardy Hibiscus. He is saying that the hybrids of Hibiscus Syriacus are much hardier than the hybrids of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (the ones we admire on our summer holidays in warmer climes!)
He mentions the following varieties
Woodbridge rich rose red
Bluebird very nice as there is a photo. Lavender blue with dark purple blotches.
Red Heart white with red eye.
They all come into growth very very late so he warns to not think they are dead come the beginning of Spring!
I'm toying with the idea of trying them but no doubt pushing my luck as live north of The border and outwith the towns so not that warm a climate.

 

@mowgley - Fremontodendron californicum is a cousin and hardy. @shiney has one.
Hibiscus syriacus is perfectly hardy (even in Scotland @silu ). Late blooming. For early blooms, maybe another cousin - Abutilon x suntense........................

 

I have ordered some plug plants of these, I love them!

 

Glorious Shiney, totally green about the gills. Thanks Longk you have convinced me to source a couple of the hardy Hibiscus and see how the fair here.

 

Source them in the spring when they're back in growth.

 

On average @longk how long do they take to flower from seed?
Was thinking of getting hibiscus galaxy from jungle seeds

 

No idea about hardy Hibiscus from seed. H.trionum flowers rapidly (I grow it as an annual).
I also grow Abutilon x hybridum (tender) which flowers in the first year too. Sown early this year mine are flowering their little hearts out at 20 to 30cm tall....................


Abutilon x suntense (hardy) flowered in year two when I grew one from seed.

Funnily enough I was looking at Jungle Seeds Hibiscus this evening too. It states Galaxy as "and frost hardy to -10°C when established".
I have basketed H.coccineus so far. Fancy trying a Heliconia as well for some idiotic reason

 

Just read on chiltern seed page that galaxy flower in first year if sown early
I like your abutilon x hybridem too

 

@silu Hibiscus siriacus is definitely hardy as, though I'm in France, we get extremes of temperature here and it has been -15 in previous winters and mine have survived. And even though it's meant to be late flowering mine have been flowering non stop since June, and still are now. Definitely worth a try I'd say.

 

If it ever produces seeds I'll let you know. As an aside (relevant though) I germinate them using the paper towel method which seems to work best.