Patio Hibiscus

I really don't care for fussy potted plants. By fussy I mean something that needs watering every day and needs to come inside when the temperatures get below 50. The patio hibiscus are two such fuzzy items.

I did not buy them - it was the husband. He was walking around Home Depot and decided he liked them, so came home with the two in the car. "They will look lovely on the deck or patio" he claimed. I groaned - they were about 4 ft tall and in gallon pots.

Step one - find two bigger pots because they would topple over in the little black one. They also need more watering in little pots.

Step two - keep watering.



It became apparent that these little guys were 'mine' when it came to watering and care, but 'his' when they put out nice blooms.

Somehow they have staggered through life and are now in year three, still in the same bigger pots, but I do forget to water them, even now. Yesterday evening I noticed that one was decidedly drooping and begging for water. So it got the shower left overs (we are in a drought so collecting the cool water as the shower heats up, is one way to water thirsty potted plants).
A sad and drooping plant.

By this morning it was perking back, so it will get to see another day.




Happy again!