My hibiscus has redeemed itself
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (375810)
Rockingham, Australia
February 10, 2026 3:21am CST
I wrote a while back that a bud had fallen off one of my hibiscuses. Since then, it has had a flower which you can see in the photo. The fallen bud is still on the ground in the background. Isn’t it pretty? The other shrub has three buds which will be out in a day or two.
I didn’t expect the shrub to have another. We’ve had more hot weather but this time the bud has survived.
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@DaddyEvil (170725)
• United States
10 Feb
Very nice! 
Have you been giving it more water or did you give it shade? (Doing both those things can help them flower in extreme heat.)
Have you been giving it more water or did you give it shade? (Doing both those things can help them flower in extreme heat.)2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (170725)
• United States
10 Feb
@JudyEv I'm glad it's flowering for you.
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@LeaPea2417 (39770)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Feb
That's beautiful. Hibiscus is one of my favorite flowers.
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@JudyEv (375810)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb
@LeaPea2417 The flowers can be really big sometimes.
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@Marilynda1225 (89541)
• United States
10 Feb
It's so nice to see your blooming hibiscuses. Certainly a pleasant distraction from all our snow covering the ground.. Hope you get more blooms 
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@Marilynda1225 (89541)
• United States
11 Feb
@JudyEv I love flowers but have no luck growing anything
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@sathviksouvik (22713)
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11 Feb
the colour of the hibiscus is very pretty. Very good gardening Judy
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@JudyEv (375810)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Feb
Thank you. I hope it will grow into a much bigger shrub.
@aninditasen (18144)
• Raurkela, India
10 Feb
The colour of the hibiscus is beautiful. I have the red five petals and the dark pink with many petals. They have stopped flowering because of the chill.
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@aninditasen (18144)
• Raurkela, India
13 Feb
@JudyEv I love hibiscus of different colours.
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@Ineeddentures (25003)
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11 Feb
So glad to hear the bid has survived.
Good news indeed
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@snowy22315 (205286)
• United States
10 Feb
That's pretty. I have an indoor plant that has been dying. Too close to the cold window I tink..but am hoping it may revive in the spring.
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@JudyEv (375810)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Feb
Once you find a good spot for a plant, then you're set.
@JudyEv (375810)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Feb
I put in quite a lot of potting soil as the original dirt had a lot of building rubble in it.
@JudyEv (375810)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Feb
I cropped the photo. It's not a pot but an edging affair. You can see them here before the shrubs were planted.
