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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Our Kona Hibiscus

For more than 10 years, our Hibiscus 'Kona' Hibiscus rosa-sinensis hybrid is giving us stunning flowers.
Husband Pieter did bring this Hibiscus 'Kona' blossom inside to place next to my PC
Yes, this is only ONE Flower!
Just on September 4, I happened to view this, and had to catch it as a screenshot.
Such nice round and even figures, I probably will not see again...




Related links:
{[Our Hibiscus 'Kona'} | previous post by me
{Hibiscus 'Kona' - Hibiscus rosa-sinensis hybrid} | previous post by me
{3 Hibiscus Varieties 'KONA' - 'CONFEDERATE ROSE' and a RED variegated} | previous post by me

28 comments:

  1. Dearest Mariette,
    this is such a WONDERFUL Hibiscus!
    Wishing you and Pieter a lovely new week!
    Love and hugs, Claudia xo

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    1. Dearest Claudia,
      It sure is a special exotic type that we keep as a pot plant and it goes into the greenhouse in winter.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  2. Molto belli questi fiori di ibisco!Buona giornata...

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    1. Cara Olga,
      Davvero, questi fiori dallo ibisco Kona sono bellissimi.
      Un abbraccio,
      Mariette

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  3. So pretty! I don't have much luck keeping flowering plants alive, I needs hardy greenery. 😁

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    1. Dearest Kim,
      Well, this one we keep in a big planter and inside the greenhouse during winter.
      So far we have managed to keep it alive.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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    1. Dearest Anne,
      Yes, this is a kind of a tropical beauty.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. Hello Mariette, It must be nice to have a yard that you can enjoy for strolling, and then pick flowers for indoors like this hibiscus. When I rented houses, I was not willing to invest time beyond the minimum in yard work, as I never knew how long I was going to stay there. You and Pieter have achieved something permanent in your yard and garden.
    --Jim

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    1. Dearest Jim,
      Well, we are way past the era that our garden looked magical.
      Trees continue to grow and they demand the majority of water available, so all of our roses have perished... None left!
      We continued to keep some pot plants with exotics but them must winter inside the greenhouse. Husband Pieter no longer can lift them, so our yard crew takes them out in the spring and puts them back in the fall...
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. Oh dearest Mariette! The shade of these Hibiscus is just magical! It is so beautiful and reminds me of fluffy cotton candy! My cousin bought a hibiscus plant two weeks ago to be placed on their garden to remind her of my late Aunt, her mother, because she loves hibiscuses so much! Thank you for sharing this, Pieter did an amazing arrangement on this one!

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    1. Dearest Stevenson,
      Yes, this fully double hybrid hibiscus (origin is from Hawaii) looks like cotton candy.
      What a lovely gesture for keeping the memory of your Aunt alive by honoring her with her favorite flower!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. What a beautiful hibiscus! Looks so delicate in sweet pink color :-)
    Great capture of even page view figures!

    Have a wonderful week, Mariette xo

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    1. Dearest Tamago,
      Thank you and yes, these blossoms make us always happy.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  8. Es muy decorativo y luce muy bien sobre la mesa.

    Besos

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    1. Querida Antónia,
      Sí, se veía muy decorativo en mi escritorio de superior parte en cristal, después de limpiar toda mi basura de escritura... ¡Trabajo hecho!
      Abrazos,
      Mariette

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  9. I may not comment daily, but do read you and your husband's adventures each day. I have seen many hibiscus over the years, but nothing as breathtaking as yours. I always enjoy when you drop by blog.

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    1. Dearest LV.,
      Thank you and it is special each time when you drop a few lines.
      You're such a role model, in Pieter's age group.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  10. What a beautiful flower. I had a hibiscus in the office year ago; but not as wonderful as yours.

    God bless.

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    1. Dearest Victor,
      This is a double one and so frilly like cotton candy.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  11. Gorgeous - Just Like The Both Of You

    Cheers

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  12. I have many hibiscus growing in my garden Mariette but none as beautiful as your Kona. It reminds me of the most wonderfully frilled ballet tutu 🌺

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    1. Dearest Grace,
      This one sure is an exceptional beauty!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  13. Gosh, that is beautiful. I hard large pots of Hibiscus around my pool when I lived in a Houston. None of them were that pretty though.

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    1. Dearest Janey,
      This is exceptional indeed as it is double and so frilly.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  14. Dear Mariette - I love the pretty dusty pink colour of your double Kona Hibiscus. The frilly petals are perfection.

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    1. Dearest Rosemary,
      This is such an exotic gem to us and it keeps very well in its pot, while staying inside the greenhouse during winter.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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