December 8, 200520 yr Figured this would be under exotics... Wanted to share a pic of the first bloom of our hibiscus tree. It was given to us as a "dead" tree, but I had scraped a bit of bark and figured it would live on. Sure enough, there are about twenty blooms on the tree (believe closer to 15 now due to the resident kitty who tries to climb it frequently) and the first has chosen the first day of snow here to bloom. Absolutely beautiful!
December 9, 200520 yr Author um...err....did you happen to notice the collection of - gardening books behind the tree in the pic?! LOL No snow for the tree.... Actually not sure if it is edible, especially not knowing its' given name - did a search and found: The tropical hibiscus belongs to the Malvaceae or mallow family. Other relatives are the rose-of-sharon (shrubby althea), the hardy hibiscus grown in the north, okra, cotton, the Confederate Rose, hollyhock and quite a few others. Some types hibiscus have been used to make dyes and others have been used as food, problem is, not sure if I want to be the one to test it out.... The blooms are about the width of my hand - just for reference.
December 9, 200520 yr Admin :blink: of course I didn't notice the books I had brain freeze after working on the fence most of the day and Meg just told me they are tropical plants When I can remember my name I'll be able to remember something about that hopefully
December 10, 200520 yr Author Dunno that we can say he is! Had his test yesterday for the Battlefield Fire Dept and he is now waking up wishing he hadn't. Granted most calls wouldn't be that severe, but thinking he did some damage. Have to wait it out and see. Good thing is, as aged and broken as he is, he blew them all away, even the instructors that were supposed to be able to keep up! LOL Needless to say, he made their #1 spot for hire...
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