I am from Michigan... and would like to plant hibiscus trees would they do well?

I have a hibiscus in my back yard that is doing beautifully. I have had it for 5 years and it has beautiful blooms and grows bigger and bigger each growing season. I live in Michigan just above Lansing. Hope that helps!!
I am from Michigan... and would like to plant hibiscus trees would they do well?
Unfortunately, hibiscus don't do well in colder climates--unless you want to grow them in large pots and bring them in doors in the cold months. Otherwise, even with the ones they sell as cold hardy, you should just plan to grow them as annuals and replace them each year in the Spring.



They have such pretty colors as well as single, double and triple blooms, depending on the specimen, that it would be worth the trouble to bring them in. You will need to give them an organic fertilizer such as Neptune fish emulsion since they can't get nutrition from the soil because they aren't in the ground. They also will need sunlight so placing them near a sunny window would be important as well.



Hibiscus are part of the mallow family which includes okra and marsh mallow, and most varieties thrive on warmth and sunlight, so perhaps you might want to grow another plant that would have a better chance of success in your area.



Good luck!
Reply:I grow the hardy perennial Hibiscus syriacus (hardy for USDA Zones 5 - 8) in England, where we get fairly deep freezes for a few months of the year. My main ones are called 'Bluebird' which have beautiful blue flowers - they're just opening now.



You can work out your USDA zone by entering your Zip code at the following site, amongst others:

http://www.reply42.com/garden/zone.php



It's also possible to provide some winter protection for borderline plants, with garden fleece, or some light constructed cover - or even growing in pots and bringing them inside to sheltered areas.



There's also a variety that's hardy, as follows:

'Lord Baltimore Rose Mallow, Hibiscus x 'Lord Baltimore'. This spectacular blooming perennial hibiscus has large fuchsia-red saucer-like flowers borne throughout the summer to frost. Zone 5 - 10.'

See http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/PLANT...



There are a few online nurseries, and local stockists may have sell them too.

http://henryfields.com/product.asp?pn=07...



http://www.shoplocal.com/default.aspx?ac...

There's some more information here:

http://www.bachmans.com/retail/tipsheets...



Good luck! Rob
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Reply:That depends on which type of hibiscus. There are tropicals that you can use as annuals. There are other varieties that can withstand freezing temps. And a hibiscus relative, Rose of Sharon is cold hardy. Choose wisely!

Happy Gardening!!
Reply:hibiscus are not trees they are plants
Reply:Hibiscus Trees are Hardy to zone 9. Michigan is zone 3-6 so no, it wouldn't do well. If you are in lower Michigan, you might try a Rose of Sharon, which is the same family as the Hibiscus (Mallow) but is hardy in zones 4-9. If your in the Upper Peninsula even Rose of Sharon will not be hardy for you. The Hardy Hibiscus is not tree form, and will die back to the roots in the winter in Michigan, but will come back from the roots (once again, not in the U.P.) Good Luck.