In our garden we do have a very large variety of Hibiscus; the Hibiscus moscheutos Luna White, which can have dinner plate-sized, hollyhock-like flowers up to 8 inches or 20 cm in diameter. Its flowers are white with very dark red centers...
This photo from June 30, does show the spots where rain drops fell... We had lots of rain all summer.
There obviously is also an insect eating away all the green of its leaves, see to the left!
These Hibiscus moscheutos Luna White are quite a show!
Husband Pieter took these photos around 10:30 AM...
Again, lots of pollen for the hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.
Plenty of new buds shown here!
Lovely dark red center!
they are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDearest Theresa,
DeleteThey are and also huge...
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, Those flowers look other-worldly. Another triumph for your garden, even with a few bites out of the leaves.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Dearest Jim,
DeleteIndeed, those are the things we really enjoy. We never used any pesticide, so indeed with a few bites out of the leaves they still are looking great!
Kindest regards,
Mariette
The Hibiscus flowers are beautiful. There is something about white flowers I adore.
ReplyDeleteHugs Kay
Dearest Kay,
DeleteThank you and yes, we both love an all white, so-called 'Moon Garden' but it cannot be totally done without accepting some other colors as well.
Hugs,
Mariette
WOW, dearest Mariette, such a wonderful flower!
ReplyDeleteI do not have luck with hibiscus in our garden ....:O(
Happy weekend to you,
Love and hugs,
Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteYes, they sure are a big WOW! Wonder why they would not thrive in your garden...?
Enjoy your Sunday and sending you hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful hibiscus flowers are amazing! It must be so exciting when they first start to bloom! You must be taking very good care of them to have such a lovely reward with these large blooms.
A hug xo
Karen
Dearest Karen,
DeleteWell, the most amazing fact is to see them bloom at all. We did have a very wet spring and summer so that helped very well. Those hugs flowers wilt in no time if there is no water and of course we cannot water by hand in such a huge garden... So we pretty much depend on Mother Nature. We had drought before we left on our trip to Arizona and while we were gone those 7 days, it rained! Things looked very green when we got home Friday evening.
Sending you hugs,
Mariette
Mooie bloemen, al die regen is dan wel weer goed voor de planten, maar het moet ook weer niet te veel worden.
ReplyDeleteBeste Marianne,
DeleteJa voor ons is dit jaar perfect geweest, we hadden een droogte van enkele weken maar tijdens onze vakantie naar Arizona heeft het gelukkig weer geregend; alles lijkt prachtig groen. Van m'n ouders hoorde ik dat men in Nederland problemen heeft met water overlast zodat er niet door de boeren geoogst kan worden op het land. Dat is altijd erg naar en vooral nadat er zoveel geld en tijd ingestoken is wat dan allemaal voor niets blijkt te zijn. Laten we hopen dat het nog goed komt.
Liefs,
Mariette
Mariette.....how are you ..so happy to hear you again ,thank you for your wishes. C has walked already, .
ReplyDeleteI am sorry I has been so long since no visit you.
Hope we can keep in touch
wishing you a beautiful weekend
HUGS
Dearest Ayu,
DeleteIt was a joy to read about your baby-boy C, walking already! No need to apologize, you have been so busy with your family and also for setting up such a lovely website about your dreamy hand made creations. I will forever treasure the giveaway from you; such lovely ribbon work roses!
Hugs and best wishes to you. We are still catching up at home after having returned from our 7-day vacation to Arizona!
Blessings,
Mariette
Hi Mariette. Your hibiscus flowers are really beautiful! White part reminds me of clean cotton clothes. Very bright and so lovely with red center!
ReplyDeleteHappy Saturday and have a wonderful weekend!
Dearest Tamago,
DeleteIt was almost looking unreal and very pretty indeed.
Hugs to you and happy Sunday evening to you.
Mariette
I just love hibiscus too!
ReplyDeleteSuch a decorative flower and a reminder of tropical islands!
In the early eighties, I have brought some back to France from Tahiti!
It would definitively be a no-go today!! Haha!
Enjoy your weekend, Mariette!
Dearest Noushka,
DeleteIndeed a reminder of tropical islands... Such flowers always make us happy after having lived for about 3 years in the tropics!
Oh, we have carried seeds and starters back in those days as well. But that time is a closed book for now!
Hugs and happy Sunday evening and a great new week ahead.
Mariette
Dear Mariette,the Hibiscus flowers are beautiful!!But they last only for a day!Wonderful pictures!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend!Hugs!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteIn a way it is sad that they are so short-lived but it is quite a sight and such a joy to have them.
Thanks for your comment and wishing you a good night sleep and a happy week ahead.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeletethe flowers are huge, unbelievable. Really amazing and so pretty.
Greetings, Johanna
Dearest Johanna,
DeleteIndeed, unbelievable huge and quite exotic.
Hugs to you and a happy new week.
Mariette
I don't have white flowers in my garden (except all the jasmines) and I really loved your white hibiscus with their dark center. They are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI wish you a happy Sunday, dear Mariette!!! Many hugs!
Dearest Marie-Anne,
DeleteWe do have plenty of white flowers in our garden but you can't go all white... The dark center in these hibiscus are very lovely.
Happy new week to you!
Hugs,
Mariette
Indeed, they are lovely, Mariette. I have never tried growing hibiscus. I wonder how they would fare in soggy, humid Louisiana. xo
ReplyDeleteDearest Stacy,
DeleteGuess they would look as lovely in Louisiana as they do in Georgia!
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteFASZINIEREND!
Frohe Sonntagsgrüße
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteJa das sind sie wirklich!
Eine schöne neue Woche und alles liebe,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteWhite hibrscas moschevtos have dinner plato flowers very dark red center! You had lots of rain in sumer an inseet eating away all the green leaves see to the left.
Husband Pieter was taken is aroand sweet home. A lots of pollen of the humming birds and butter flies.
I'am very happy with your flowers!
I wish you a happy sunday!
Hugs to you and love!
Michiko
Dearest Michiko,
DeleteIndeed these flowers are the size of dinner plates and lovely.
Wishing you a very happy new week.
Hugs,
Mariette
Very beautiful! I'm in love with anything that looks like a hollyhock! :) Have a great day. Tammy
ReplyDeleteDearest Tammy,
DeleteYou got good taste for pretty flowers. Wish we could grow hollyhock here in Georgia... tried one time but with very little luck so we gave up on it.
Hugs,
Mariette
Pretty
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteThank you and I will visit you soon...
Just got back from vacation.
Hugs,
Mariette
Wat een grote bloemen, ze doen het goed!
ReplyDeleteGroeten Janny
Lieve Janny,
DeleteJazeker deze bloemen zijn echt enorm met 20 cm doorsnee.
Liefs,
Mariette
Oh My, Sweet White Hibiscus with dark red center part♡♡♡ I just could see Hibiscus in our city botanical garden :-) You have such varieties of flowers, plants and trees I admire, Mariette;
ReplyDeleteYour vacation in Arizona must have been great. I was SO surprised to find the big difference of Windows8.1..... Still need some installing work p:-)
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteThank you and you should consider the huge size of our property compared to a usual Japanese or Dutch garden. That makes a lot of difference in being able to plant quite a variety of flowers, plants, shrubs and trees.
Yeah, I can upgrade my Windows 8 laptop to 8.1 and I have not (yet) done that. My PC is Windows 7... so whenever I work from my laptop it is a big difference. But you are savvy enough to handle that!
Hugs and love to my Japanese friend.
Mariette
they are so beautiful
ReplyDeletebisous
Nélinha
Dearest Nélinha,
DeleteThank you and yes they are, very frêle too and all that for only one day...
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteeine wunderschöne Hibiskusblüte in weiss und pinker Mitte.
Bei uns im Garten gaben wir auch eine grossblumgie Hibiskuspflanze...leider ist die Höhenlage nicht geeignet für sie. Sie blüht sehr spät und braucht viel Wärme was wir nicht immer haben. Dann wenn sich die Blütenkopsen zeigen wir es schon Herbst. Schade.
Lieben Gruss
Julia
Liebe Julia,
DeleteJa, so etwas kenne ich auch. Wir haben sehr leckere Italiänische Feigen die sind angepflanzt worden hinter dem Zaun zwischen unserem Balkon und Haus. Die haben immer ihre leckeren Früchte am Ende des Sommers und im Herbst. Da friert es schon mal im November und weg sind die. So schade! Ich habe schon gesagt, einfach absägen aber er ist wieder zurückgekommen. Lohnt sich so aber nicht, es tut nur Weh es zu sehen. So hatten wir auch Bananan die kleine Früchte hatten und dann auf einmal wie Matsch wurden nach eine Nachtfrost... Die standen auch an fast gleicher Stelle. Die brauchen ja soviele Stunden Licht und auch Wärme; die fehlt es hier nicht aber bei euch schon...
Ganz liebe Grüsse,
Mariette