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HIBISCUS 
You can bring the beauty and glamor of the tropics 
to your garden by planting Hibiscus. Inexpensive and 
easy to grow, these remarkable plants will add new 
beauty to your garden, which you may not have thought 
possible before. 
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Hibiscus blooms almost continuously from early spring 
to fall, producing an unbelievable number of flowers per 
plant. You may choose varieties with dainty flowers onlv 
2 inches across or types with gigantic blossoms of 8 or 9 
inches. Your preference may be for single, semi-double 
or double varieties in colors from the purest silvery white 
to the deepest maroon-red, yellows or shades of orange 
with all intermediate pastel tints and combinations of 
colors. 
Hibiscus blooms are excellent for cutting, some will 
last as long as twelve hours, and, believe it or not, they 
do not have to be kept in water to remain fresh. 
Being tropical in origin, Hibiscus are somewhat tender, 
but you can grow them in your southern garden if these 
rules are followed: 
Plant in well-drained soil only, in a sunny, protected 
location. 
Do not fertilize during late summer or fall. 
Protect during cold weather. 
Hibiscus plants are such vigorous growers that even 
if injured by cold, they are ready to produce their gor- 
geous tropical flowers again within a few weeks. If your 
climatic or soil conditions are such that they cannot be 
planted in the open ground, they may be grown in con- 
tainers that can be moved to a protected location during 
cold weather. 
Our Hibiscus may be transplanted at any time. Just 
slip the container from around the roots and set out the 
plant in its permanent location. No cutting back is nec- 
essary and no time is lost, so you may enjoy these tropi- 
cal gems without delay. 
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