08-21-2006, 04:28 AM
hi brian,
how exciting that you can get your hybiscus to flower in zone 9? there are hardy relatives in the hybicus family of malvas in particular the various rose of sharon which have the same flowering look/characteristics of hybiscus....in my area of sonoma county, i can actually grow bananas, kahili ginger bamboo, various cannas, toubochina and other sub-tropical plants outdoors.
in regards to podocarpus, what i was relating to was that this along with many shrub/tree like plants grown in hawaii one can grow plants quickly but regular maintenance is required to keep it in check/grown to your requirements...things do grow quickly there so it is mostly being able to allocate space and maintenance to those particular plants that have a faster growth cycle (which is exciting for those of us who like saving money and growing plants from starts)...from growing podocarpus here in norcal- i didn't see how they spread through seeds, runners,divisions or other propogation methods - this may be a totally different scenario to the same species grown in hawaii..
best,
noel
how exciting that you can get your hybiscus to flower in zone 9? there are hardy relatives in the hybicus family of malvas in particular the various rose of sharon which have the same flowering look/characteristics of hybiscus....in my area of sonoma county, i can actually grow bananas, kahili ginger bamboo, various cannas, toubochina and other sub-tropical plants outdoors.
in regards to podocarpus, what i was relating to was that this along with many shrub/tree like plants grown in hawaii one can grow plants quickly but regular maintenance is required to keep it in check/grown to your requirements...things do grow quickly there so it is mostly being able to allocate space and maintenance to those particular plants that have a faster growth cycle (which is exciting for those of us who like saving money and growing plants from starts)...from growing podocarpus here in norcal- i didn't see how they spread through seeds, runners,divisions or other propogation methods - this may be a totally different scenario to the same species grown in hawaii..
best,
noel