Crimson Hibiscus Blooming Inside

@CarolDM (203454)
Nashville, Tennessee
November 30, 2022 4:45pm CST
All spring and summer, I have a Hibiscus tree that blooms on the deck. Hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy the nectar from the large blooms. In late fall I will bring it indoors. It will not survive the cold. I have the planter sitting on wheels, makes it much easier to move back and forth. For a couple of years, it only kept its green leaves with no blooms. But most years, I will see blooms. When I first got it a few years ago, it was very small. And now it is over six feet tall. I baby it to keep it alive all year. And it seems to enjoy the environment. Hibiscus is a tropical plant. So it makes sense it will be happy with the indoor heat. And each time it blooms, it lets me know just how happy it is. Makes my day every time. I am always so happy to see the bright crimson blooms inside. Photo is mine. Snapped from my living room.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
30 Nov 22
I had hibiscus in my yard but didn’t dig them up. They came back year after year. Yours is beautiful.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
1 Dec 22
@CarolDM I didn’t have any ideas of digging them up. I’d never heard of it.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
@RubyHawk I enjoy the bright red blooms on mine.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Thank you. It is easier to maintain in the planter for me. I enjoy the blooms.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
30 Nov 22
That is a pretty hibiscus The first flowers that bloomed in our garden were hibiscus
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
30 Nov 22
@CarolDM Don't ask me where they have disappeared. I was kind to those wild trees that have engulfed our garden and that has resulted in so many of our flowering plants not blooming any more
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Nov 22
Thanks. I really like this one. The hummingbirds and butterflies do as well.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
@allknowing How pretty. Sorry they are all gone.
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@Juliaacv (48385)
• Canada
1 Dec 22
It's just beautiful, such a rich and warm colour. Just what we need to fill our homes with at this time of the year. Enjoy it and I hope that this beautiful bloom lasts for days to come.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Thank you. I am so happy when a bloom arrives. I hope it continues to do well.
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• United States
30 Nov 22
Your hibiscus certainly is pretty and I bet it loves being indoors. Does it have a name?
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• United States
30 Nov 22
@CarolDM something told me it had a name. Scarlett fits perfectly
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Nov 22
Thanks and funny you ask. I actually call her/him Scarlett.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Nov 22
@Marilynda1225 How nice of you to pick up on that.
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@Deepizzaguy (94440)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Nov 22
The Hibiscus tree looks nice in this post. Happy for you that you take steps to take care of the tree year round.
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@Deepizzaguy (94440)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Dec 22
@CarolDM You are very welcome.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Nov 22
Thank you. I enjoy this one a lot.
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@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
1 Dec 22
Love that! A treat every year for the Hummingbirds and Butterflies
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@Ronrybs (17854)
• London, England
4 Dec 22
@CarolDM Not sure if they still do, but when I was younger people used to give them as Christmas gifts, well small ones. I think!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
And a winter treat inside for me. Love this one. Thanks.
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@Treborika (17255)
• Mombasa, Kenya
1 Dec 22
@CarolDM me too my friend
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@RebeccasFarm (86727)
• United States
1 Dec 22
It sure is a lovely one Carol.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Thank you much.
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@wolfgirl569 (95042)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Dec 22
That is a nice spot of color this time of year
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Thanks. I really enjoy it.
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@Fleura (29114)
• United Kingdom
1 Dec 22
Those flowers are gorgeous!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
@Fluera @Treborika Thank you very much.
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@Treborika (17255)
• Mombasa, Kenya
1 Dec 22
@CarolDM welcome my friend
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@Treborika (17255)
• Mombasa, Kenya
1 Dec 22
They are in deed
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@just4him (305889)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Dec 22
It's beautiful. I'm glad you could bring it inside.
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@just4him (305889)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 Dec 22
@CarolDM I'm glad you do.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Thank you, I do enjoy it year round.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Dec 22
It's beautiful! You're doing something right.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Thanks!
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@NJChicaa (115970)
• United States
30 Nov 22
I love hibiscus! I started a couple of pots of them this year. I won't get flowers for years but that is okay. If only I could grow those bird of paradise flowers here.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Nov 22
If only. I love many tropical plants. Bird of paradise would be a dream.
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@NJChicaa (115970)
• United States
30 Nov 22
@CarolDM Right?!?!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
1 Dec 22
Ha ha, I love it. What a nice pick me up from winter
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Yes it really does make my day.
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@Treborika (17255)
• Mombasa, Kenya
1 Dec 22
So glad I hope you are okay with that
@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
1 Dec 22
That's a beautiful Hibiscus. Hibiscus is common in our place.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
They are common in many countries. I am glad you enjoy the beauty as well.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
30 Mar 23
I absolutely love those plants. I bought my mother one and it grew a few feet but she accidentally left it out when she went to Florida one year and it killed it being in the cold here in the winter. She revived it by bringing it back inside and putting a bag over it and it started growing again. We were shocked. I can’t remember what happened but then she killed it for good .
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
30 Mar 23
@CarolDM oh wow that’s horrible people steal your photos here! Makes me deBate on sharing the next two I was planning to share. How do you know they have been stolen? Beautiful flower thanks for showing me!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Mar 23
I remove my photos as many have been stolen, but I added this one back on fro you to see.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Mar 23
@shaggin Yes it happens more often than you think. I have seen them reposted even with my watermark. And you are welcome.
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@RasmaSandra (73326)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Nov 22
That is a gorgeous flower and I love the color. It sure would make me smile,
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Nov 22
Thanks, it is a favorite as I get to enjoy it year round.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
2 Dec 22
How beautiful! I don't have the patience for plants.
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@LindaOHio (155957)
• United States
2 Dec 22
@CarolDM I like low maintenance. I'm thinking about getting some cacti.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Dec 22
@LindaOHio Those are also low maintenance. Aloe vera is another good one.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Dec 22
Thanks, this one is low maintenance actually.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
30 Nov 22
I have one on my veranda . If a bloom comes out in the morning it usually folds up at night.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Dec 22
Yes the blooms only last one day. Then more bloom the next day. Glad you enjoy these as well.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
2 Dec 22
Wow a hibiscus, so pretty!
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
3 Dec 22
@CarolDM Yes, hibiscus and bougainvillea, lots.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Dec 22
@oahuwriter A lot of tropical beauty there.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
2 Dec 22
I am sure you have many of these in your area. Thanks!
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 22
That is a beautiful bloom and beautifully captured. I have more than a dozen varieties of hibiscus in my garden. I love them as they are easy going and give plenty of blooms with little care and pampering. Since I have them in pots, I have to keep trimming them and the roots. A six feet tall hibiscus plant with such gorgeous blooms would be a beauty.
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
14 Dec 22
@CarolDM We have pleasant weather throughout the year and we enjoy the blooms throughout the year. But we get more blooms during this time of the year.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Dec 22
@arunima25 Glad to know you enjoy nature as well.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Dec 22
Thanks, I enjoy this one year round. I have just this one. Good you have others too.
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