Tropical Gardens with Hardy Plants - General Tiki

PP Prikli Pear Tiki Socialite New Braunfels, Texas Joined: Jan 04, 2017 Posts: 980	PP Prikli Pear Posted posted on Fri, Mar 10, 2017 11:49 AM Not sure how useful this will be, but if you've got a Tractor Supply Company location near you, it might be worth checking out. Last year I picked up several tropical hibiscus. I thought since I'm Zone 8b I might be able to nurse them through the winter. No dice. They were completely dead before Christmas. I'd originally intended to get Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), but for some bizarre reason they're not commonly carried by nurseries around here, and those that do carry them charge an arm and a leg--far more than for tropical hibiscus. Well, today I stopped in at Tractor Supply Co. because they often have interesting things there, and I was surprised to find a display with a bunch of Rose of Sharon plant from DeGroot. These are small, mind you, 6" stems with about 8" of bagged roots, but for the list price of $6.99 I thought it too good a deal to pass up. At check-out, though, I found out they were 50% off. I ended up getting an Austin Dewberry as well--total spent, $6.35. I still hope to pick up some hardy hibiscus that sport more garish, tropical-looking flowers, but the Rose of Sharon makes for a attractive, low-maintenance semi-tropical addition to the landscape.

Not sure how useful this will be, but if you've got a Tractor Supply Company location near you, it might be worth checking out.

Last year I picked up several tropical hibiscus. I thought since I'm Zone 8b I might be able to nurse them through the winter. No dice. They were completely dead before Christmas. I'd originally intended to get Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus), but for some bizarre reason they're not commonly carried by nurseries around here, and those that do carry them charge an arm and a leg--far more than for tropical hibiscus. Well, today I stopped in at Tractor Supply Co. because they often have interesting things there, and I was surprised to find a display with a bunch of Rose of Sharon plant from DeGroot. These are small, mind you, 6" stems with about 8" of bagged roots, but for the list price of $6.99 I thought it too good a deal to pass up. At check-out, though, I found out they were 50% off. I ended up getting an Austin Dewberry as well--total spent, $6.35.

I still hope to pick up some hardy hibiscus that sport more garish, tropical-looking flowers, but the Rose of Sharon makes for a attractive, low-maintenance semi-tropical addition to the landscape.

Post #773905 by Prikli Pear on Fri, Mar 10, 2017 11:49 AM