Living in semi-tropical central Florida with the hot, humid summer requires tropical plants in the garden. Tropical hibiscus are favorites in my area. I see them planted nearly everywhere. They are planted by the pharmacy drive-through, by the windows at fast food restaurants, by libraries and city hall. Today I’m sharing hibiscus photos from past posts.
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Tropical Double Red Hibiscus
A hibiscus flower usually has five petals (a single hibiscus). Thanks to modern cultivation techniques, some varieties can produce flowers with more than five petals – called “double hibiscus” – in a dazzling array of colors, sizes, and shapes.
My tropical red hibiscus in the front yard produces not only an occasional single hibiscus but also gorgeous double hibiscus flowers – it looks ruffled!
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January Flowers
The weather here in central Florida was mild at the beginning of the month. Then when that big snow storm blew over the southeast, it brought a cold front down to us. Here in my area we had our lowest temperature so far this winter. Our low Tuesday night was 39 degrees F. Above us the counties had freezing temperatures. Below us it was a little warmer. Unfortunately the south west side of Florida had multiple tornadoes and some areas had extensive damage. No damage in my area just a wild cold rain with high wind gusts. After 2 days of cooler temperatures, our highs and lows went back up. I still have flowers growing and I’m happy.
Red Hibiscus & White Periwinkle
Today I’m sharing a few flowers from my yard I put in my crystal bowl. It had been a beautiful day with a low of 62 F and a high of 82 F. We had several weeks with higher than normal temperatures. I love the blue skies and low humidity in the winter here in central Florida. Our weather is semi-tropical. We usually have mild winter weather with fronts from the north periodically in December and January. My two single red hibiscus were blooming big, beautiful flowers. I picked 2 for a bowl with several little white periwinkle flowers. I placed the red hibiscus and dropped periwinkle around the red flowers.
Hibiscus & Orchids
My friend Beverly who lives further south in Florida shared her photos today. We’ve seen her orchids before. They always brighten my day. Thanks Beverly!
Beverly had her white orchid blooming last week. It is located next to her single red hibiscus. They make a lovely combination.
Summer Red Hibiscus
Many plants cannot survive the rays of the Florida sun in summer. Besides lovely flowers, I love that tropical hibiscus not only survives the Florida sun but wants more! Today let’s look at a few photos from the last month.
March Flowers 2021
Most hibiscus are single hibiscus with 5 leaves. Thanks to modern cultivation techniques, some varieties can produce flowers with more than five petals – called “double hibiscus” – in a dazzling array of colors, sizes, and shapes. They grow in semi-tropical and tropical growing zones here in the U. S. (zones 9 to 11)
A couple of weeks ago I shared peach double hibiscus blooming in the back yard after a rain here in central Florida. When the northern states got snow last week, we got a cooler front with rain.
My Favorite Flower & Nature Photos of 2020
Last week we looked at the top posts of 2020 in terms of visitors and link party features. At the end of the first year of my little blog, I did a post of my favorite flowers from the year before. Traditionally I have only included flowers in the garden or in a bouquet. If you’ve visited me before you probably know flowers are one of my great loves. Last year I also included a few nature shots, another great love. Today’s post is some of my favorites photos of flowers and nature from 2020. I hope I included some of yours too.