Happy Hibiscus

As I wrote earlier this summer, I planted some perennials in our new backyard garden beds with the hope that they'd root this year and give us big blooms next summer. Much to my delight the hardy hibiscus plants I put in are blooming already. The enormous red blooms look ridiculous on the tiny twig of a plant, which leans dramatically with the weight of each bloom, but they're already quickly growing and are a joy to watch fill in and bud more and more each week. Based on what they've done so far, I can't wait to see what they produce next summer.