09/19/2026
Can I tell you something… last year I hated foliage and the year before that… and the year before that. but it’s growing on me. ESPECIALLY the most amazing fall foliage, mahogany splendor hibiscus. It stops everyone in there tracks when they see it because they think it’s a Japanese Maple in an arrangement 🍁 it’s truly remarkable
I was gifted 15 seeds of this earlier this season and each and every seed germinated. The plants grow over 5’ tall and produce strong branches. Legend has it, if you leave it long enough it’ll flower — but our zones season is coming to a close! I originally had this arrangment of MSH en masse but had some extra dahlias so I tossed them in just for funsies. Anyways — I’d highly recommend growing this foliage.
TIP! for wilting is to do the wiggle test prior to cutting just as you would a zinnia and store stems in a cool, dark room.
What do you think? Would you grow this?
Seeds gifted to me from John at John’s Plant Adventures in AZ John
Love & Flowers,
Sarah 🫶🏼🌸
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