Vol. 25

Title:
A SUCCESSFUL TECHNIQUE FOR GRAFTING HIBISCUS

Author:
Alex Scott

pp: 387-388

Abstract:
Birkdale is a small country township about 16 miles southeast of Brisbane. It is nestled in the heart of a farming area commonly called the "Salad Bowl." We have 3½ acres of production nursery and 1½ acres of landscaped display gardens, rainforest, etc. Our main lines are shrubs and trees of an exotic and indigenous nature. Within this range we specialize in azaleas, native shrubs, trees and hibiscus.

Hibiscus is a line that we grow particularly well and have built up a trade supplying something like 50,000 a year in smaller container from a 2" tube to a 4" liner. We consign to all states in Australia. There is a particularly strong demand for the Hawaiian strain of hibiscus. For those who do not know hibiscus, this particular strain has been produced by using a species in the development program which produce extremely large flowers in some very unusual shades and colours. An example would be one called ‘Surf Rider’ and another called ‘Golden Belle’ which I believe would be grown in

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