beautiful volunteer flower

[unknownjulie]

wow Carey. I didnt think those even grew, but maybe there were seeds sprinkled around?? If they are the same type, maybe somehow they came from your yard. They are all over my property though, not even close to where I thought I had planted those little hibiscus plants. I thought the jungle had completely enveloped those! Thanks if they are from you. They are beautiful!

[unknownjulie]

I thought yours were that double hybrid type, now that I think about it? These that are growing are the native type that bananahead is speaking of. Did you give me some native ones as well? thanks again.

[Carey]

There were three different types, the doubles, & the white native from my yard & the pink from my neighbors...but the ones I planted are still only a couple of feet tall, if those are the starts, they must really like your yard!

[unknownjulie]

There are so many, and they are all over, that it seems they came from seeds. I guess your plants may have been sprinkled with seeds somehow, and then birds dispersed them throughout my property. No clue.

[unknownjulie]

I went out there yesterday and there are more small ones, but some are about 6 feet tall now. How big do these plants get? Do they turn into bushes, or do they stay stalks? thanks

[bananahead]

the indigenous Hibiscus furcellatus is more like a poppy than a hibiscus in its growth habit and especially with the rough prickles found on the plants... They are also a very fast growing "weedy" type of hibiscus and can turn into multi stocked bushes, they live about 5-7 years usually.... they will reseed themselves (dry seedpods split open and dump the seeds)... rats mice and birds will pullout and kill the young sprouts at times but many should survive...

The native H. furcellatus is very uncommonly planted in yards and I have yet to see one For Sale anywhere (Im growing out 100s of keiki right now and will sell them soon)... they are usually found wild in scrub brush in areas with lots of rain but also sunny and well drained.

most types of the nonnative ornamental Hibiscus with smooth darker green oval leaves grow far slower and even the plant is different looking overall...

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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha

[unknownjulie]

Thanks for the information. If I had to choose a weedy plant to invade my property I am grateful it is this one! They are everywhere and growing big. I will just let them grow. At some point it might be too much, but for now they are beautiful! They really do look like giant poppies.