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How tall does hibiscus tree grow
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Hibiscus include a very wide variety of plants grown not only for their ornamental flowers but also as vegetables and fiber plants. Some are hardy perennials, while others are annuals, shrubs or tropical plants. This fact sheet covers perennial and annual hibiscus, as well as closely related plants commonly grown for ornamental purposes in South Carolina.
One of the brightly colored ‘Disco Belle’ hibiscus hybrids.
Photo by Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Mature Height/Spread: While dwarf varieties may only grow two to three feet tall, many varieties and species can attain heights of eight feet or more each growing season once established. Young plants are generally narrower than they are tall, but mature clumps will often spread as wide as their height.
Growth Rate: Perennial hibiscus generally reach mature height within two or three years, and return to that height each year. Best growth occurs when plants have ample moisture. Many hardy hibiscus are capable of blooming the first year from seed started in early spring.
Ornamental Features: Hibiscus are grown primarily for their strikingly beautiful and often amazingly large flowers. The foliage of many is often bold and remarkable as well, but is less noticed because the mid to late summer blossoms are so prominent. Hibiscus give a bold, tropical effect to a garden. They are also highly attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds.
Culture: Many of the perennial hibiscus are natives of South Carolina and the Southeastern US. They prefer a sunny location and well drained soil containing plenty of organic matter. These conditions result in the most vigorous growth. Hibiscus will tolerate light shade and less desirable soils, but their vigor and flowering will be reduced. Plenty of water is necessary for the most abundant blooming. Water plants deeply and thoroughly, but allow some time between drenchings on established plants. Newly planted hibiscus will need more frequent watering, like other newly planted perennials. Some species and varieties will actually tolerate permanently damp soil and flooding.
Tall hibiscus should be sited where they are not exposed to strong winds to avoid breaking of the long stems. Stems that break can be shortened and new side shoots will grow and produce more blooms.
To encourage rebloom, either remove old flowers before they form seedheads or prune plants back by one third after a flush of bloom is finished.
Perennial hibiscus will freeze back to the ground each winter in all but the warmest parts of South Carolina. Old stems can then be cut back to the ground. New shoots emerge by mid spring.
Propagation: Hibiscus are easy to propagate by several methods, making them a common passalong plant, especially since some popular types such as Confederate Rose can be difficult to find in stores.
Cuttings: Cuttings can be rooted at anytime that new growth is available, although rooting is usually quickest in spring. Start with pencil thick, five to six inch long cuttings of firm new growth. Strip off lower leaves and insert the cutting in a mix of three parts sand and one part peat. Roots should form within four to five weeks. Once roots are formed plants can be moved into a larger container or transplanted to a permanent location.
Seeds: Seed can be sown indoors 12 weeks before the last spring frost. Soak seeds in very warm water for one hour before sowing. Seed can also be sown in place outdoors after the last expected frost date or fresh seed can be sown in fall. Collect seed for fall sowing once the papery seed capsules brown and start to split. Plants often bloom from seed in their first year and will often self seed in suitable soil conditions.
Division: Perennial hibiscus can be divided in spring. Be careful working around the soft new shoots. They do not usually tolerate fall division or transplanting.
Problems: Leaf spots may be caused by several fungi. In most cases, cleaning up plant debris and removing infected leaves will provide adequate control. Southern stem blight may occur on hibiscus. To help prevent southern blight, keep mulch from touching the stems.
Insect pests of hibiscus include aphids, whiteflies, and Japanese beetles.
Species & Cultivars
Scarlet Swamp Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus): This southeastern native hibiscus also commonly known as Texas Star. The six to eight inch wide flowers are brilliant red, with petals more separated than those of other hibiscus, giving the blossom a star shaped look. Individual flowers last only a day but new blooms open throughout summer and fall. The leaves are deeply divided into narrow, toothed, finger-like lobes. This plant is often passed along from gardener to gardener.
Bright red flower of Scarlet Swamp Hibiscus
Photo by Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Established plants grow to seven feet each growing season. Plants die back to ground level in winter and resprout in spring.
Scarlet swamp hibiscus prefers full sun and moist soil. Naturally occurring in swamps, marshes and ditches, this hibiscus will even tolerate some flooding, although it will also thrive in ordinary garden soil.
Divide plants in spring. Plants often self seed from seeds produced in fall.
Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos): Rose mallow is native to marshy areas throughout the southeast. It has been extensively bred and is the parent of a number of popular hibiscus hybrids, often referred to as dinner plate hibiscus due to the large size of their flowers. The large, fast-growing plants bloom from August to October. Individual flowers last only a day, but each plant may flaunt several 10 to 12 inch wide flowers at once.
Grow rose mallows in rich, well-drained soil with full sun for best results. At the end of autumn, cut old stems back to three to six inches above ground level.
Propagation is possible from seed, tip cuttings and root division. Rose mallows will flower from seed the first year if started very early in spring. Favorite cultivars may be rooted from cuttings during the growing season.
Rose Mallow is highly variable and the parent to many hybrids.
Photo by Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Confederate Roses (Hibiscus mutabilis): These large shrubs grown as very tall perennials in most of the state. Near the coast they will leaf out on old stems, but in most areas, the tops will die back and the plant will regrow each spring from the base. Oddly enough, Confederate roses are not native to the South but come from China. They thrive in the South anywhere that they have time to open their very late flowers before fall frost. This species is a popular passalong plant.
Height varies from about eight feet in the upstate to up to 15 feet on the coast.
There are several color forms, including one commonly called Blood on the Rose, which opens white and changes to a deep pink that is almost red by the second day after opening. A double pink type is also common, but double white, and single pinks and whites are also seen. The four to
Confederate Rose is an old favorite passalong plant.
Photo by Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
six inch wide flowers open in September or October. Confederate Rose is an eye-catching foliage plant even before bloom, with large, soft, gray-green leaves.
Confederate Roses are often rooted in damp sand during winter cuttings taken in fall. Cuttings 12 to 18 inches long are very easy to root in a bucket of damp sand, stored in a cool, but not freezing area such as a garage through the winter. Success rates may be even higher from spring taken cuttings.
Great Rose Mallow (Hibiscus grandiflorus): Large, felty grey leaves on eight foot stalks, topped with 10 inch wide, light pink flowers in late summer. Like those of the scarlet swamp hibiscus, flower petals do not overlap. It is native to brackish wetlands in the Southeast, and can be grown where other plants succumb to salty soil.
The two hibiscus most commonly grown as annuals are not true annuals, but tropical shrubs that thrive outdoors during hot South Carolina summers. They are grown as container plants.
Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis): This tropical shrub that is often grown outdoors in the summer and as a houseplant in winter. It is not hardy in any part of South Carolina, but can be brought inside to a bright, sunlit area for the winter and planted out each spring. Chinese hibiscus are ideal for use as seasonal container plants.
The flowers are available in many colors, ranging through the entire spectrum except blue. The yellow, apricot and orange varieties provide colors not seen in hardy perennial hibiscus. Flowers are typically four to eight inches wide, and may be single or double.
Move Chinese hibiscus outside after all danger of frost is past. Be sure to acclimate plants gradually to the increased light and lower temperatures outside. They prefer rich, well drained soil with plenty of organic matter, in full sun or light afternoon shade. Water the plants freely during the growing season, and fertilize with either a time release fertilizer every eight weeks or with a water soluble fertilizer every two weeks. To keep mature plants growing vigorously prune old wood back by about one third in spring.
Bring Chinese hibiscus indoors when nighttime temperatures fall into the lower 50s F.
Red Leaf Hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella): The most commonly seen cultivar is ‘Red Shield’. This hibiscus is a tropical shrub, grown as an annual for the beauty of its deep burgundy red, maple like leaves. It can reach five feet tall by the end of summer. Purple flowers may appear late in the growing season. Plant outside after danger of spring frost, in full sun in well drained, moist garden soil. Propagation is mainly through seed planted in the spring.
Red Leaf Hibiscus is grown mainly for foliage color.
Photo by Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Flower of an Hour (Hibiscus trionum): This true annual that is more a curiosity than a truly ornamental plant. It grows about two feet tall, with two inch wide, white to pale yellow blooms with dark centers. The flowers close in shade and typically bloom for only a fraction of a day. It is easily grown from seed, and may self-sow and return each year, sometimes to the point of weediness.
There are many ornamental plants closely related and similar in appearance to hibiscus. These include hollyhocks (Alcea), mallows (Malva and Kosteletzkya species) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus).
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea): Hollyhock is one of the most popular old-fashioned cottage garden flowers, with a distinctive upright pillar of large, brightly colored blooms for a few short weeks in summer. Hollyhocks are biennials, with young plants appearing from seed in late summer or fall and blooming the following summer.
Plants typically grow from three to six feet tall, but eight foot tall giants are not unusual, especially if grown in rich, well drained soil with ample moisture. Flowers range from three to five inches wide, and come in a full spectrum of colors.
Hollyhock rust is the main problem affecting these plants. Removing infected leaves and cleaning out old plant debris will help prevent over-wintering spores from infesting the next year’s plants. Newer varieties are less susceptible to rust.
Plant hollyhocks from seeds or plants in late summer or fall. If using your own collected seed, sow it as soon as it is ripe.
Seashore Mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica): This perennial hibiscus is native to salty or brackish marshes all along the eastern seaboard. It is a useful plant near the beach, but also thrives in ordinary garden soil if given adequate irrigation. Plant in full sun.
Small, 2½ inch wide lavender-pink blossoms appear in abundance from June through October. The variety ‘Immaculate’ bears pure white flowers. Plants grow three to six feet tall depending on the amount of soil moisture.
Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris): This plant generally behaves as a biennial in the southeast, with young plants appearing from seed in late summer or fall and blooming the following summer. It looks much like a miniature hollyhock with 1½ to two inch wide flowers in shades of purple or lavender. Plants are variable in height, reaching anywhere from two to five feet tall. Many varieties are available from seed. The most commonly seen is ‘Zebrinus’, with flower petals striped purple and white. Common mallow is a native of Europe, but has become naturalized in much of the US. It readily self seeds. Plants perform best in the Piedmont, and prefer full sun, and good garden soil.
The surprisingly ornamental flower of okra.
Photo by Karen Russ, ©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus): This perennial is grown for its constant blooms that resemble a Turkish turban. The bright red, three inch long hibiscus-like flowers never fully open. It is hardy near the coast in South Carolina, but may survive farther inland with a thick, airy winter mulch. Turk’s Cap can easily be planted from cuttings or seed, but is not frequently found in nurseries. It is usually passed along from gardener to gardener.
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus): Okra is a surprisingly (for anyone who has not grown it) ornamental vegetable. Like other relatives, it has a typical showy hibiscus type flower – light yellow with a dark burgundy center. The purple leafed varieties are especially attractive as focal points or as a backdrop in flower borders. Okra is an annual and is grown from seed sown after the soil has thoroughly warmed in spring.
Originally published 12/04
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Hibiscus trees are part of a large genus of flowering plants that includes over 200 varieties—some edible, some not—which include everything from tropical ones that thrive best in heat to hardy options that can withstand the cold. Hibiscus is a small-to-medium-sized plant that can be pruned to appear shrub-like or its stems can intertwine giving the appearance of a tree, says Nandita Godbole, botanist, landscape architect, and cookbook author of Seven Pots of Tea: An Ayurvedic Approach to Sips & Nosh (from $35, amazon.com). A well-maintained hibiscus tree can grow up to eight feet tall, she adds, and its dark green leaves are about four to six inches long, with a toothed edge and a slightly stringy sap (because they belong to the okra family). "A healthy hibiscus bears large and showy flowers, of a minimum of five petals and a central stalk containing both the male and female parts of the flower," says Godbole.
close up of hibiscus flower
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Where to Grow Hibiscus
If you live in the southwestern part of the country, Quita Jackson, gardener and educator at GreenDesert.org, says that you can grow hibiscus all year long. If located in cold temperatures, she encourages that the plants be potted and moved inside for the winter months. According to Godbole, as a plant native to the tropics, hibiscus is a perennial in zones eight and up, or where temperatures do not drop below 50 degrees at night. "It can do fine in a greenhouse setting but thrives outdoors. In all [USDA hardiness plant] zones numerically below eight, hibiscus is an annual and must be replaced every year."
How to Grow Hibiscus
Hibiscus does not produce viable seeds. Nurseries produce healthy plants from a "stock plant" by either grafting or air-layering, says Godbole. These plants are more reliable than trying to start from seed or propagate. Jackson says that as a hardy plant, depending on the USDA hardiness zone, hibiscus can be planted directly into the ground, or you can put it in a pot or a bed. Either way, make sure your hibiscus is placed in an area with full sun, says Jackson—while some varieties can thrive in full morning sun with afternoon shade, most prefer stronger light conditions. With that in mind, Godbole recommends choosing a planting location that gets six to eight hours of direct sunlight and enough air circulation. "If the area is too hot, or if the soil drains away too quickly, it will need more frequent watering," she says.
Hibiscus requires soil that drains well, says Jackson, as hibiscus does not do well sitting in a bunch of water. For fertilizer, she makes a worm cast tea, and fertilizes the plants every two weeks. Godbole says that there are many well-balanced (with equal amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) and specialized fertilizers on the market created specifically for hibiscus.
Tips to Consider Before Growing
It's important to give the shrub plenty of space when planting in the ground, Jackson recommends digging a hole one foot by two feet deep to provide the roots with space before filling it in with compost. She also says to ensure each plant has about four feet between them to provide enough room for the branches to grow.
But giving hibiscus trees enough room to grow isn't the only thing to consider when planting. According to Godbole, pests happen more often on a hibiscus if its roots are wet or if two plants are planted too close to each other or to a structure. "The most common problems include mealy bugs, which cover the plant in white cottony spots. It is also susceptible to aphids, scale, ants, and whiteflies." These can be controlled with appropriate pesticides by inviting beneficial insects like ladybugs to the garden and/or pruning to improve air circulation in the hibiscus.
Hibiscus - peculiarities of growing in the garden
A few years ago I planted a bush under the exotic name Syrian hibiscus on my plot. Visiting the dachas of my friends, walking along the streets of the city, I, to my surprise, noticed that this wonderful shrub practically does not participate in landscaping. It is not clear why he still remains out of sight. After all, hibiscus grows well in our climate, is quite unpretentious, and most importantly, it blooms very beautifully. Actually, it was these observations and growing experience that prompted me to write an article about him. Usually, when it comes to hibiscus, we think of the Chinese rose, a popular indoor plant from the genus Hibiscus. But, for example, hybrid hibiscus (it is also called grassy, because its shoots do not hibernate in our conditions, only the root system hibernates) feels good in the open field in the garden. This is a really wonderful plant, which is better to talk about separately in the next article. And now I want to dwell on the Syrian hibiscus, or, as it is also called, the Syrian rose.
Syrian hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus) is a deciduous shrub from the mallow family, its homeland is Korea, China and Western Asia, where it reaches a height of 5–6 m. It is cultivated in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden in the Crimea, as well as in the south of Russia and in Moldova. The leaves are bright green with carved edges, turn yellow in autumn, the flowers are solitary, funnel-shaped, simple. The diameter is 7–10 cm, and in some varieties up to 20 cm. The color of the flowers is varied: pink, white, raspberry, lilac, purple, often with an eye in the middle. The decoration is its charming golden stamens, fused into a long tube that looks out of the flower. Each flower blooms in the morning, and in the evening it closes and stops its life. However, there are a huge number of buds on the bush, and the next day more and more very fresh flowers appear. And so on until autumn. The plant blooms on the shoots of the current year, which is very significant, because in the event of a possible freezing of some of the shoots in severe winters, we will not lose flowering.
Cultivation and care features
- Grows well in fertile, breathable soils.
- Must be planted in open, sunny places. It grows well in partial shade, but produces fewer flowers.
- The best time for planting seedlings is spring.
- Watering is moderate, in drought and heat it needs to be increased.
- To enhance flowering, you can feed with phosphate fertilizers.
- For the first 2 years after planting, young plants are recommended to be wrapped with white spunbond for the winter. It protects the plant from frost and weathering. They take shelter at the end of March - April, depending on the nature of spring. Terry varieties are less frost-resistant.
- For the formation of a beautiful dense bush, every year it is necessary to make a formative pruning, shortening the shoot by 1/3 of the length. Shrunken and frozen branches are also cut out. Here, in fact, this is the end of the chores with hibiscus.
About some features of hibiscus from personal experience
The leaves of the Syrian rose wake up late, in spring the bush looks lifeless, until the end of May. Some fans have a premature desire to deal with the "shrunken" plant. Do not rush to do it! Sometimes, in cold spring, leaves may appear even in early June. The bush comes to life, the shoots grow rapidly and the buds are immediately laid. There are so many of them that during the subsequent flowering, the branches bend. That's why it's better to shorten the shoots. Sometimes the lower leaves turn yellow and fall off the hibiscus. This suggests that the plant lacks nitrogen and iron, but too much calcium. In the case of overfeeding with nitrogen, the leaves look very healthy, the bush is lush, but there are few flowers. So don't get carried away! And, of course, for a decorative look, do not forget about watering. If the plant does not have enough moisture, it is immediately noticeable - the leaves droop. Syrian hibiscus is resistant to diseases and pests. For many years I have not had any problems with this. It is indicated that the reproduction of aphids is sometimes possible.
Reproduction. Species hibiscus is well propagated by seeds. Plants grown from seeds bloom in the 3-4th year. I grew my plants without any problems from seeds collected in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Varietal hibiscus is propagated vegetatively by semi-lignified cuttings.
The Syrian hibiscus is very good, but it has even more beautiful varieties with single or double flowers in different colors. Totus Albus - shrub up to 2 m high with a spherical crown, succulent foliage and elegant dazzling white flowers. Creates a powerful white accent when grown in a group and also sets off brighter varieties well when planted in a group. William R. Smith - a vigorous variety up to 3 m high (in the southern regions), the crown is vertical. The flowers are simple, white with corrugated petals. Hamabo is a shrub 1.5–2 m high, erect, grows slowly, spreads out a little with age. The flowers are large pale pink with red veins and a dark red spot in the center. Pruning of this variety should be done small, as it grows slowly, adding 10–15 cm per year.
William R. Smith
Red Heart - forms a powerful shrub up to 3 m high and up to 1.5 m wide. The flowers are huge, white with a red center, they look very impressive. Coelestis - shrub 1.5–2 m high, simple flower, lavender color with a dark pink center. It grows quickly, frost-resistant, easy to care for. A good variety for beginner gardeners. Woodridge - upright bush, up to 2.5 m high. Intense pink flowers with a darker center. Frost resistant variety.
Duc de Brabant is a wonderful variety with double purple flowers. The bush is medium tall, reaches a height of 1.5–2 m, forms a dense dense crown without forming pruning. The leaves are dark green, narrower than other varieties. Ardens - bush up to 2. 5 m high, dark green foliage, grows in the form of a vase. The flowers are lilac, double. Tolerates light partial shade. Lady Stanley - compact shrub with pink or lilac double flowers with a dark red center.
Duc de Brabant
Speciosus Semi-double white flowers with a ruby centre. Young plants need winter shelter. Blue Bird - a variety with a rare color for flowers, they are purple-blue with a purple center. Flowers simple, large. Bush up to 2 m high, vertical, growing rapidly. Great for hedges. Purpureus variegates is a very original and unusual variety. Its decorative effect is due not only to flowers, but also to variegated leaves - bluish-green with creamy irregular edging and veins. The flowers are dark purple, double, small, not fully open. The bush seems to be studded with precious stones. Height is not more than 1.5 m. This variety, planted in the foreground, well sets off the dark green foliage of other plants.
The descriptions of varieties indicate that hibiscus bushes can reach 3 m in height, however, as experience has shown, this is possible only when grown on the southern coast of Crimea. In other regions of Ukraine, I have never seen plants higher than 1.5 m. But this does not detract from the beauty of hibiscus.
The Syrian rose is a beautiful garden decoration. As I like to say, quoting the classics, this is "a holiday that is always with you."
Syrian rose - a holiday that is always with you.
Firstly, hibiscus is an excellent tapeworm, it can be planted in the most visible place - in the center of the flower bed, in the courtyard, at the entrance to the house. It fits well into various compositions with thujas, spruces and other coniferous plants. Secondly, by planting several bushes in a row, you can create a picturesque hedge. It is especially wonderful if you use varieties with different flower colors. When planting hibiscus for a hedge, do not forget that it grows quite quickly and the distance between plants should be at least 1 m.
hibiscus shrub in the front area
hibiscus on a trunk
hibiscus in hedgerow
Now my big hibiscus bush with a beautiful proportional crown about 1.2 m high. In early - mid-July every year a small miracle happens - hibiscus blooms. Flowering continues for a long time, somewhere until the end of September, and its peak occurs at the end of July. At this time, the whole bush is strewn with flowers - an extraordinary sight! Try planting it in your garden, you won't regret it.
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outdoor planting and care, growing from seed
Hibiscus is a flowering plant from the Malvaceae family. This genus unites approximately 300 species, among which there are shrubs, evergreen and deciduous trees, as well as herbaceous plants. Under natural conditions, they can be found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old and New Worlds. In the open ground in regions with a temperate climate, only ternate hibiscus and Syrian hibiscus are cultivated, as well as garden hibiscus (hybrid hibiscus), which was bred by breeders in the forties and fifties of the twentieth century on the basis of North American hibiscus: bright red, marsh and armed. All forms of garden hibiscus are highly resistant to frost. The well-known Chinese hibiscus (Chinese rose) in the middle latitudes is cultivated only in greenhouses or at home, but in the summer it is desirable to transfer it to fresh air.
- 1 Brief description of growing
- 2 Features of garden hibiscus
- 3 Planting hibiscus in open soil
- 3.1 at what time to plant
- 3.2 Rule of landing
- 4 NECREMENT 9013 4.1 CHINUSED CENTIONS 4.2 Watering
- 4.3 Pruning hibiscus
- 4.4 Transplanting hibiscus
- 5. 1 Growing from seed
- 8.3 Hibiscus hybrida (Hibiscus hybrida)
Brief description of cultivation
- Planting In springtime from mid to late May.
- Flowering . From the last days of June to the beginning of October.
- Illumination. Sunny areas are suitable.
- Primer . The earth should be nutritious, light and pass water well. Hibiscus can be grown in areas where roses grow well.
- Watering . It is necessary to water systematically, especially on hot days, but do this only when the soil dries. During the dry season, watering is carried out every day.
- Trimming . In early spring, before sap flow begins, rejuvenating, sanitary and shaping pruning is carried out.
- Fertilizer . You need to feed hibiscus from June to September 1 time in 2 weeks, for this they use mineral fertilizers with a high content of nitrogen and phosphorus. In autumn, potash fertilizer must also be added to the complex.
- Reproduction of . Cuttings, grafting, layering and seed method.
- Harmful insects . Thrips, spider mites, aphids and whiteflies.
- Diseases . Root rot and chlorosis.
Features of garden hibiscus
Garden hibiscus is represented by shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. For example, tree hibiscus (Syrian rose) is cultivated in the garden as a standard tree or shrub, the height of which can reach up to 150 cm. All herbaceous hibiscus are represented by varieties of hybrid hibiscus, among them there are annuals, but perennials are the most popular among gardeners. Despite the fact that there are a large number of different forms of such a plant, they all have common features. Petiolate leaf blades are incised to a greater or lesser extent. Large saturated color flowers can be simple or double. They can be painted in various colors, for example: yellow, dark red, blue, purple, white, crimson, lilac or violet. There are varieties with an eye of a contrasting color or with a border along the edge of the petals. The fruit is a five-leaved box in which the seeds are located. Today, in addition to garden species, there are approximately 500 varieties and forms of hibiscus.
Syrian hibiscus: planting and care
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Planting hibiscus outdoors
When to plant
Before you start planting hibiscus, you need to choose the most suitable place for this. From this, as well as how well you take care of the plant, depends on how long it will decorate your garden. If everything is done correctly, then the bush in the same place can grow for about 20 years.
Planting hibiscus seedlings in open ground is carried out in the spring, after the spring return frosts are left behind. In this case, during the summer, the bush will be able to take root well and acclimatize in a new place. It is best to choose a well-lit place for planting a crop, which is reliably protected from the wind. The soil should be light, rich in nutrients and well-drained, roses still grow well in such soil. If desired, hibiscus can even be planted among roses.
For tree planting, the planting hole should be 2 times larger than the volume of the seedling's root system. After the pit is ready, a layer of drainage from pieces of brick should be laid on its bottom, its thickness should be about 15 centimeters. From above it is covered with a layer of sand 10 centimeters thick, then a fifteen-centimeter layer of compost and again a ten-centimeter layer of sand. To fill the planting pit, you will need a soil mixture; for its preparation, the soil pulled out of the pit, sand and peat are combined in a ratio of 2: 1: 4. Gently place the seedling into the hole, with the root neck only slightly immersed in the soil. Then the hole is covered with the soil mixture that you prepared in advance.
After the tree is planted, it must be well heaped up, as a result, a rather deep hole for water should turn out around it. Pour water into this recess and wait until it is completely absorbed into the soil. Then fill the hole with soil so that the trunk circle is even and flush with the surface of the site.
If you need to plant a seedling in open ground in autumn, then the surface of the tree circle should be covered with a layer of mulch, and the plant itself should be tied with spruce branches.
Caring for hibiscus
Outdoor garden hibiscus is easy to care for. After young green stems appear on the bush, all dried old shoots are cut off from it. Systematically loosen the soil around the tree, pull out weeds in a timely manner, and also prevent the bush from thickening.
During the growing season (June-September), the plant is regularly fed once every 2 weeks, for this, fertilizer with a high content of phosphorus and nitrogen is used. And in the autumn, during the preparation of the bush for wintering, in addition to phosphate fertilizers, it is also fed with potash.
After the flower has blossomed, it will live only 24 hours, and then wither. However, if the bush is well cared for, it will bloom very luxuriantly, and immediately after the wilting of one flower, another will bloom. In order for the bush to always be neat, it is necessary to regularly cut off the flowers that have begun to fade.
In order for a flower to grow and develop normally, it must be watered in a timely manner, special attention is paid to this in hot weather. However, watering is carried out only when the surface of the soil near the bush is completely dry. In the event that there is a long dry period, watering the hibiscus is carried out every day.
The culture needs sanitary and formative pruning, with which you can give the desired shape to the bush. Most often, it is given the shape of a tree, but this will require a lot of time and patience. In a newly planted young bush, the branches are shortened to 2 or 3 buds, while a well-developed trunk does not need to be touched. In subsequent years, in the last winter weeks, prune the side shoots to 1-2 buds, and the stem to 5-6 buds. After the height of the stem suits you, start forming the crown of the plant, for this, strong shoots are shortened by several buds. Cut out all the lower growth, and also trim the upper part of the stem.
In the first weeks of spring, before the sap flow begins, sanitary pruning of hibiscus is carried out. To do this, cut out all diseased, old, growing inside the bush and weak shoots, then shorten last year's growth by 1/3 part, this helps to stimulate the laying of new flower buds. The main rule in pruning hibiscus is that the more the bush is cut, the more young shoots it will grow, and this will lead to more lush flowering.
If you need to rejuvenate a plant, then for this all dried old branches are cut off from it, and the remaining stems inside the bush are shortened by 2/3. In order to make the shape of the bush more attractive, it is recommended to cut the branches around the main stem to different heights.
Sometimes it happens that a mature hibiscus bush has to be transplanted to a new location. Do this in early spring after all the shoots are shortened by ½ part and always before the bush blooms. Transplantation is carried out in the same way as landing (see above).
After the plant has been transplanted, water it well. In the future, he is cared for in the same way as other adult hibiscus. A year later, flowers will appear on the bush. During the transplantation of the hybrid hibiscus, if desired, the rhizome can be divided.
Syrian hibiscus - my secrets of care
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Propagation of garden hibiscus
Propagation of garden hibiscus can be done even by a beginner gardener, as there is nothing complicated in it. Syrian hibiscus (garden) is most often propagated by seed and cuttings, but it can also be done by grafting and layering. Hybrid hibiscus can be propagated by grafting, dividing the bush, and also by green cuttings.
Growing from seeds
Hibiscus seeds are sown in January-March. Before starting sowing, the seed material is poured with a dark pink potassium permanganate solution for 30 minutes. Then they are pulled out and immersed in Epin's solution for 24 hours so that the seeds are only slightly covered with it. Then the seeds are sown. To do this, use a container that is filled with a soil mixture consisting of sand and peat. From above it is covered with glass and cleaned in a warm place (from 25 to 27 degrees). If possible, arrange bottom heating for crops. They will also need systematic ventilation and removal of condensate from the shelter. Irrigate as needed.
After the seedlings have formed their first true leaf blades, they will need to be picked into individual pots. Make sure the plants don't stretch out. This can happen due to excessively poor lighting, so seedlings are advised to organize additional lighting.
Planting seedlings in open soil is carried out in mid-May. Powerful bushes are immediately planted in a permanent place. The same seedlings that are very weak are recommended to be planted on a training bed for growing, while the distance between the bushes should be at least 50 cm. Unlike hybrid hibiscus, garden hibiscus can propagate by self-sowing.
Propagation of hibiscus by cuttings
Cuttings are harvested in the summer. To do this, cut off the shoot with 2-3 internodes. Treat the lower sections of the segments with a growth stimulant. After that, they are planted in a peat soil mixture in a greenhouse for rooting, they will need bottom heating. After 4 weeks, roots should grow on the cuttings, after which they are transplanted into separate containers, which are filled with a soil mixture consisting of peat, sand, soddy and leafy soil (1: 1: 1: 1). Systematically water the bushes, and after they grow young shoots, pinch them, which stimulates tillering.
After the bush grows and gets stronger, it can be planted in the garden. With proper and good care, hibiscus will begin to bloom in the first year after planting it in open soil. Some gardeners manage to root the cuttings in a container of water.
Syrian hibiscus. Propagation by cuttings. Wintering
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Pests and diseases of hibiscus
Hibiscus is quite resistant to pests and diseases. However, if during a prolonged drought it is not watered for a long time, then aphids, spider mites, thrips and whiteflies can settle on it. In order to get rid of harmful insects, it will take 2 times with a break of 7-10 days to spray the bushes with a solution of an insecticidal preparation, for example: Fitoverma, Karbofos, Aktellik or Inta-vir.
The most common hibiscus grown outdoors is affected by chlorosis. In a diseased bush, the lower leaf plates fly around, while young leaves grow immediately of a pale yellow hue. This can happen due to the fact that the soil contains very little iron and nitrogen, in this regard, it is recommended to add iron chelate to the water during irrigation. At the same time, in the spring, it is imperative to introduce a complex mineral fertilizer into the soil, which includes nitrogen.
- Hibiscus turning yellow . In hibiscus, the leaves can turn yellow if its root system was injured during transplantation, and also due to chlorosis. If the yellowing of the foliage is associated with injury to the root system, then during irrigation, Kornevin or Zircon should be added to the water, while following the instructions attached to the preparation, and the agent is also poured into the water used to moisten the leaf plates (6 drops per 1 liter of water ). Also, yellowing of the foliage may be due to insufficient watering during a prolonged drought.
- Hibiscus not blooming . In the event that a spacious, well-lit area was chosen for planting a bush, and the gardener properly cares for it and follows all the rules of agricultural technology, the culture still does not appear on it, then this may be due to the fact that there are very few in the soil boron and phosphorus. And if, in addition to the lack of flowering, the stems also grow very slowly, then the bush still lacks nitrogen. If the hibiscus is fed correctly and in a timely manner, then it will certainly bloom.
- Hibiscus is shedding leaves . Flying leaves in autumn is a completely natural process, and you should not worry about it. However, if the foliage began to fall off ahead of schedule, then this may be due to the fact that the root system is damaged or due to improper watering (both excessive and insufficient). How to fix the situation is described in detail above.
Hibiscus after flowering
Perennial hybrid hibiscus are all highly resistant to frost. They can be cultivated throughout Ukraine, while in Russia such a plant can be grown only in regions located south of Moscow, and then they must be covered for the winter.
The above-ground part of the bush that has died in autumn is cut off almost to the surface of the plot. Then the remaining segment is highly spudded with soil. If a too frosty or little snowy winter is expected, then cover the surface of the near-stem circle with a layer of mulch (covered with dry foliage or sawdust). With the onset of spring, young stems will grow at the hybrid hibiscus, and many spectacular flowers will appear on them.
But what if you grow Syrian (garden) hibiscus? When cultivating in mid-latitudes, the bush must be covered for the winter, especially if you have a terry variety. In regions with a very cold climate for the winter, a bush can be removed from the ground, placed in a large pot or container and put into any cool room (for example, in the basement), where it will stay until spring. Then it is planted again in the garden.
If your plant will winter in the open field, then in the 2-3rd decade of November, after the air temperature is kept at a level of minus 5 to minus 10 degrees, a frame must be made around the bush, spunbond, lutrasil or agrotex. If in the region where you live, in winter, the air temperature does not fall below minus 15 degrees, then nothing threatens the bushes protected in this way. Instead of a covering material that does not breathe well, which can cause the plant to ban, it is better to use spruce branches, which can accumulate snow on itself and prevent the hibiscus from overheating or rotting. To begin with, tie the bush with a rope, and put a sackcloth bag on top of it, then lay the spruce branches in 3 layers, like a hut. But it should be noted that a rodent can get into such a structure, which will gnaw the bark on the plant, and it will die. To protect the bush from such a pest, it is necessary to put mousetraps or baits near it (wheat poisoned with poison from rodents).
Syrian hibiscus. Preparing for winter.
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Types and varieties of Syrian hibiscus with photo
As mentioned above, Syrian hibiscus is most often cultivated in the garden, as well as its varieties. But other types of such a plant and their various varieties are grown in open ground.
Syrian hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus)
The birthplace of such a plant is not Syria, but China. Under natural conditions, this species is a deciduous shrub that can reach a height of 5-6 meters. The shape of the rich green leaf plates is ovoid, and their length is up to 10 centimeters. During flowering, single flowers bloom, which can be painted in various colors. Gardeners cultivate hibiscus with both simple and double flowers, while the shape of the plant can be both standard and bush. Best varieties:
- Diana . The height of the shrub is about 200 cm. White flowers in diameter reach 12 centimeters, the edge of their petals is wavy.
- Vyelite Ilar Double . This upright, powerful shrub is decorated with semi-double or double flowers of a bluish-purple color with red spots in the middle.
- Pink Giant . Pink single flowers have a purple spot at the base.
- Karneus Plenus . The stems of this shrub are very flexible. Terry flowers of a pale pink hue are decorated with a crimson speck located in the middle.
Hibiscus trionum (Hibiscus trionum)
This species is native to North and Central Africa. However, today it is widely cultivated in all areas of irrigated agriculture. Hibiscus has a tap root, as well as a branched straight stem, whose height is about 0.8 m. There is pubescence on the surface of alternately arranged tripartite leaf plates, and they also have a petiole. Pale yellow flowers in diameter reach about 40 mm, their middle is dark red. This species has one characteristic feature: its flowers open in the morning, and close in the afternoon. The duration of flowering of such a plant is more than 30 days. The fact is that new buds are formed in the axils of each leaf plate, and if the bush grows in favorable conditions, then the formation of flowers will occur every day.
Hibiscus hybrida (Hibiscus hybrida)
In addition to these species, which can be found in the garden and in natural conditions, gardeners also cultivate hybrid hibiscus, as well as its varieties. It has already been said above that breeders obtained this plant by crossing 3 North American species, namely: bright red hibiscus, armed (holly) and marsh. Hybrid hibiscus are herbaceous perennials that produce very large and beautiful flowers during flowering. Popular varieties:
- Youth . The height of a weakly branched plant is about 150 cm. The stems are painted in a pale greenish-yellow color, shoots depart from them at an angle of 60 degrees. Three-cut or five-cut sheet plates are painted greenish-yellow. In pink flowers, the bowl and bottom are white, they reach up to 100 mm in diameter and have the shape of a tulip.
- Late . Such a compact densely leafy bush reaches a height and a diameter of about 100 cm. The shape of the leaf plates with a serrated edge is oval-sagittate, their petioles are thick, and the veins are light in color. Pinkish-crimson flowers with a lilac tint are in the form of narrow bells, they reach up to 70 mm in diameter. Flowers are formed on thick short peduncles.
- Pale pink . The height of the herbaceous bush is about 1.7 m, short shoots depart from the stems at an angle of 60 degrees. The foliage is three-cut, it has a greenish-yellow color. Pink tulip-shaped flowers in diameter reach about 12 centimeters, their bowl and bottom are white.
- Porcelain Rose . The height of the bush with greenish-yellow branched stems is about 1.3 m. The average share of deeply incised leaf blades is wide and protruding, they are painted in a dusty greenish-yellow color, and their petioles reach up to 60 mm in length. On short peduncles, large pinkish bell-shaped flowers with a barely distinguishable yellowish tint sit in bunches, they reach about 12 centimeters in diameter.

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Agartala: In a bid to make earthquake-resistance schools and other buildings across the state, the Tripura government has completed the retrofitting of the Melaghar Higher Secondary School building, said an official.
According to the official, engineers and masons are being trained at the Institution of Engineers, Gurkhabasti.
“Retrofitting works are going on in four buildings in the state — Melaghar Girls HS School, Mandaibazar HS School, Ranirbazar PHC and PWD buildings at Netaji Chowmuhani. For the construction of technology demonstration unit, the site has been selected at State Emergency Operation Centre at capital complex and DPR has already been submitted to NDMA for approval,” the official said.
He also said that Melaghar HS School is the second retrofitted school, but first in the entire masonry part of the school. The first retrofitting school (only a portion) was done in Sukhamoy School, Usha Bazar, Agartala in 2015 under the school safety program.
“The Government of India is implementing pilot projects on earthquake resilience of important masonry buildings. The three states — Delhi, Uttarakhand and Tripura — in the country are being allocated separate funds to deal with the natural calamities,” the official added.
The Revenue Department of the Tripura government is the Nodal Department for Disaster Management, and Public Works Department (PWD) is the implementing department.
Tripura is prone to various natural disasters, particularly to earthquakes as the state is situated in the most vulnerable earthquake-prone (Zone V) of India. This department is functioning for the greater interest of the poorest of the poor with the help of three-tier Panchayats in managing their affairs.
“We are also implementing another flagship National Earthquake Risk Mitigation Project of NDMA which will be funded by the World Bank. Now, DPR is being prepared with a consultation at the national level. In this project, we will be able to retrofit maximum buildings in the state. For this PWD has already finalised 67 buildings, four bridges, 7 overhead water tanks,” said the official.
The quantum of money allocated for the purpose is Rs 3 crore. Major components of the pilot project are seismic analysis and retrofitting of buildings, training of 50 practising engineers and 50 masons, artisans on earthquake risk management, construction of one technology demonstration unit on showing earthquake-resistant features and generating public awareness on earthquake safety.
In one such initiative to deal with the disaster, the Tripura government is organising a one-day Webinar on “Earthquake Resilient Hospital Infrastructure” in partnership with the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) on September 27 next.
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MADISON, Wis., June 3, 2010 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) held a shipbuilding supplier event here today to discuss the current state of the shipbuilding industrial base. Addressing a gathering of over 60 people, representing many of the more than 200 shipbuilding suppliers from the Great Lakes region, Mike Petters, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding discussed the future of shipbuilding and the implications of the U.S. Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan to the supplier base.
Petters' remarks are available at: http://www.sb.northropgrumman.com/about/presentations/index.html .
"Our supplier community is critical to our success and in fact, about one third of our work to build these ships is done outside of our gates," said Petters. "Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding spends more than $2 billion annually for materials and services with the supply chain community. Of that, $57 million was spent in the state of Wisconsin in 2009 through partnerships with 85 different suppliers. And when we open the lens a little wider to look at the Great Lakes Region, Northrop Grumman spent $240 million with approximately 200 suppliers in Illinois and Wisconsin during the last four years. So you can see, just by the numbers alone, that our suppliers are a valuable member of the shipbuilding team and an important part of what we do to help our Navy to keep our country safe."
Also attending today's event were representatives from the Madison Council of the U.S. Navy League, representatives from the offices of Congressman Tom Petri, and Congressman Steven Kagen, and a representative from the office of U.S. Senator Herb Kohl.
"It's our job to build the ships the Navy determines it needs to fulfill its missions in the most cost-efficient manner, meeting schedule commitments and incorporating high quality," said Petters. "Our supplier community ranges from small mom and pop businesses to large enterprises. Yet each has one thing in common – we participate in building America's fleet."
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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Akaviri Dragonguard is a heavy armor set. The 5-pice bonus reduces the cost of your Ultimate abilities by 15%.
15% is actually a huge chunk of your ultimate, especially with high-cost ultimate abilities like Standard of Might, Elemental Storm, Barrier, or the Warhorn ultimate. These all cost 250 ultimate points, but Akaviri Dragonguard will give you a 37.5 point deduction, bringing their cost down to 212.5. This set is most commonly used on tanks to get their Ultimate ability ready a lot faster.
Akaviri Dragonguard is part of the base game and drops in Eastmarch in the Overland content. You can also find it on Guild Traders. Each set item is bound on equip. You can acquire heavy armor, jewelry and weapons for this set in the Nord motif style.

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Reference to the cult classic movie "Napoleon Dynamite". Pedro, a quiet Mexican immigrant kid, is running for high school student body president. As part of his campaign, he distributes T-shits with "Vote for Pedro" printed accross the front.
Vote for Pedro, and all your wildest dreams will come true.
T-shirt - casual wear for all ages.
I'm going to wear my red tee tonight.
The Fabrique Nationale M249 is the US Army's standard-issue squad automatic weapon (SAW/light machine gun). It fires the 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, and can accept either linked ammo or M-16
compatible magazines. It weighs 23 lbs loaded, 20 empty. It's intended for suppressive fire, not accurate point fire, and therefore comes equipped with a built-in bipod for spraying Charlies at long range. Standard US military doctrine is to issue one M249 for every 4-man fire team (two or three M249s per squad).
The M249 Para variant features a folding stock and a shorter barrel. It is designed for paratroopers, who naturally prefer its compact dimensions. However, the Para is most often spotted in the hands of hyperactive 13-year-olds playing that Counter-Strike
Corporal, I see dirty terrorists coming up the street. Keep their heads down with your SAW while I go around back and flank em with the rest of the squad.
Nickname for the Thompson submachine gun - an automatic firearm with a distinctive drum magazine and verical foregrip.
The Tommy gun is best known for being the weapon of choice of Prohibition-era gangsters, but it was also used extensively during WWII.
Jimmy the Finger got a mouthful of lead from a Tommy gun.
Back in the war, my granddad used his Tommy gun in the trenches of Normandy.
A kickass movie starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman.
It just rocks, okay? Go see it now.
The F-15 Eagle is the US armed forces' top air superiority fighter - it has never been defeated by an enemy aircraft. The F-15 can carry short/medium range A2A missiles and guided/unguided A2G weapons. It's also armed with a 20mm cannon.
F-15's are only operated by the US, Israel, Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
Yesterday, US F-15s conducted overnight precision bombings in Fallujah and Baghdad.
Those MiG-25s didn't stand a chance against Captain Jimmy and his F-15. Went up in flames, they did.
Scram, take off, go away, gtfo
Comes from the Spanish vamos
- the word transitioned into American English as a result of contact with the Spanish colonies in Mexico.
Trust me holmes, you don't want to start shit with me. Vamos, esse


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Hastings Star Gazette is moving
New traffic changes in downtown due to construction this week
Local guitarist inducted into Rock and Roll Music Association
In wake of fire, Majeski family thanks community for outpouring of support
New In-Custody Courtroom now in use
crime and courts
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Northland Outdoors TV goes in search of monster trout
How has the past affected today’s outdoors heritage?
Hawks lose early lead to Aces in CCVL matchup
Amateur Baseball: Red Wing storms back against Hastings
Northland Outdoors Television to debut on Fox Sports North across Upper Midwest
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Local family seeks help repairing home
Black Dirt Theater presents summer musical, ‘The Wizard of Oz’
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June 8, 2011
UPDATED: Area amateur baseball: Miesville 25, Minneapolis Cubs 1
The Mudhens had no trouble handling the Cubs of Minneapolis in Miesville Wednesday night. The Mudhens racked up 21 hits and were awarded a large amount of walks, according to Miesville player/manager Matt Van Der Bosch. "Their pitching just wasn't to par with what we're used to...
June 8, 2011 - 11:21pm
June 4, 2011
Area amateur baseball: Hastings 1, Miesville 0
Chris Olean gave up a triple to lead off the bottom of the ninth and then a bloop single over a drawn in infield as the Hawks won in walk-off fashion Saturday. That was all the Hawks needed with Mark Moriarty pitching. Mudhens player/manager Matt Van Der Bosch said he thought his...
June 4, 2011 - 10:44pm
May 30, 2011
Amateur baseball: Big innings hurt Red Wing
MIESVILLE -- The Mudhens scored four runs in the fifth and seventh innings to pull away from the Red Wing Aces Monday afternoon at Jack Ruhr Field for a 9-3 win. Aces starter Aaron Johnson allowed the Mudhens to load the bases with one out in the fifth, and it all started with Matt...
May 30, 2011 - 7:55pm
May 29, 2011
Area amateur baseball: Miesville 4, Randolph 0
The Miesville Mudhens held the Randolph Railcats scoreless Saturday. Andrew Warner was the winning pitcher, throwing all nine innings. "Andrew pitched really well," said assistant manager/player Erik Olson, who had no statistics available. The Mudhens scored one in the first...
May 29, 2011 - 5:21pm
May 15, 2011
Area amateur baseball: Miesville 9, Wanamingo 3
David Olson hit a two-run home run and a three-run home run to lead Miesville to victory in its home opener Sunday. Olson also had a strong game behind the plate, according to Mudhens pitcher and assistant manager Erik Olson. "He called a good game and blocking the ball he gave...
May 15, 2011 - 9:21pm
May 11, 2011
Area amateur baseball: Miesville 6, St. Paul Capitals 5 (7 innings)
A shorthanded Mudhens squad shook off the rust and won its season opener Wednesday at Dunning Baseball Stadium in St. Paul. "It was my absolutely first anything," Miesville player/manager Matt Van Der Bosch said. "I didn't even play catch (beforehand)." Van Der Bosch said he...
May 11, 2011 - 11:46pm
April 25, 2011
Wilson maintains leads in Fed-Ex Cup standings
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Pewaukee native Mark Wilson kept his Number-one spot in the PGA's Fed-Ex Cup season point standings - but only because Luke Donald didn't win the Heritage tournament. Donald would have taken over the top-spot in the Fed-Ex standings, and he would have become...
April 25, 2011 - 7:48am
September 8, 2010
Hawks fall at state tourney
The Hastings Hawks were eliminated Saturday at the state Class B amateur baseball tournament in Willmar. Hastings lost to Dundas, 3-2. The Dukes ended up advancing all the way to the state title game before falling to Shakopee. Dundas took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning, then added...
September 8, 2010 - 2:15pm
August 25, 2010
Hawks, Cardinals advance
The summer season continues for two area amateur baseball teams. The Hastings Hawks won their state tournament game Saturday in Willmar, setting...
August 25, 2010 - 3:08pm
August 18, 2010
Hampton Cardinals win seeding game in 11th inning
The Hampton Cardinals are heading into the state tournament in style. The Cardinals earned their section's No. 1 seed by beating New Prague on Sunday, 13-12. Hampton got out to an early lead, but New Prague came right back and tied the game 7-7. New Prague added five runs to take...
August 18, 2010 - 12:09pm
Hawks beat Mudhens to advance
In 14 regular season Classic Cannon Valley League games, the Miesville Mudhens were perfect. Fourteen wins. Zero losses. It stood to reason,...
August 18, 2010 - 10:49am
August 11, 2010
Hampton qualifies for state tournament
The Hampton Cardinals are headed to the state tournament. Hampton beat New Prague, 6-3, on Sunday to advance. Hampton scored the first run early, but New Prague picked up three runs in the fifth and held Hampton off much of the game. In the ninth inning, however, the game turned....
August 11, 2010 - 1:24pm
Hens, Hawks series tied at 1-1
Friday Hastings won the first game of the series on Friday night in Miesville, 8-5. Barta was the winning Hastings pitcher. He threw 8 1/3 innings before being relieved by Mark Moriarty. Hastings scored two runs in the second inning after Pat Kelly, Jordy Horsch, Jake Swartout...
August 11, 2010 - 1:22pm
July 28, 2010
Tee It Up For the Troops planned for Hastings-area golf courses
Four Hastings-area golf courses are teaming up to offer free golf to soldiers and discounted golf to their family members. With Sept. 10 being National Day of Golf for the troops, the courses will be offering the special rates between Sept. 10-12. Soldiers, so long as they provide...
July 28, 2010 - 4:04pm
Mudhens await winner of Hawks, Knights series
The Miesville Mudhens notched their 30th win of the season Sunday afternoon thanks to a strong pitching performance from Chris Olean. He reached double digits in strikeouts with 10, and only walked one in eight innings of work. Difference maker: Olean's ability to get out of jams...
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Any vector art can easily be converted to pixels (rasterized). The journey back from pixel to vector however is not an easy one, if possible at all. Some sound advice: get the original, vector, fonts-turned-to-outlines version of your logo from the designer as soon as it is created and signed off on. Even if you can’t place or use it any of the programs you use daily, get it and guard it! It can be reproduced at any size and mainting its clear, perfect resolution, it can be repurposed into any other file types needed for print or online usage, and it can contain the needed PMS spot color information needed for color separation to maintain your brand standards.
It is truly amazing the number of companies out there who have an established logo and brand, but are unable to lay hands on a vector version of their logo. They are ready with a marketing budget but armed only with a tiny .gif or .jpg someone nabbed off a website, or possibly a fuzzy print of a logo placed in a Word document. Many do not know the PMS color designated for their brand/logo. Imagine Target or Coke thinking any old red will work work their printing… or leaving it up to a random printer to decide which red to use!?! The original logo design for any well-made brand will have begun its life as a vector-based artwork. As many offices use software that requires a .jpg or .tif format for placed art and websites require low-res .pngs and .jpgs…. so the value of the vector art is often overlooked.
In the Old Days When You Needed a Vector Logo….
I use to love Adobe Streamline. It saved many print jobs from disaster. Discontinued with the advent of Illustrator CS2, Streamline was the program used to convert pixel-based art into vectors… and when it worked the way you wanted, it was a lifesaver for a prepress department. Could it redraw any logo to perfection? Of course not, but it could be used to re-create some logos for vector output.
A potentially huge new client gives you their first print job… you have to print some forms in black and their spot PMS color, but the logo they supply is a fuzzy RGB jpg – no way to properly color separate the pixel-based file, no built in spot color, no chance of impressing the client! But Streamline, if the logo scan was high enough quality, could render the proper shapes in a vector format that allowed you to print the job correctly, reset the logo as needed, and gain a new client’s trust.
Image Trace in Adobe® Illustrator (formerly called “Live Trace”) is a great asset for designers, and useful for far more than just a prepress department stuck with a lousy jpg and a deadline. As with most tools in Illustrator and throughout Creative Suite, the best way to learn Image Trace is to simply use it: open up a document, place a pixel-based tif or jpg on the page and the try the different options under the Image Trace button in your menu.
Try converting full color photographs, scanned drawings, images that have been run through PhotoShop filters – the results can be amazing. From the results you will begin to understand what kinds of effects you can apply in Photoshop before conversion in order to make your Image Trace output more of what you are after. For logo “re-creation,” a clear, large size scan of the logo is preferable to start from – and the cleaner the scan, the better the results. Once you select the preset you want, you will have to click the “Expand” button to actually apply the conversion, and then Ungroup the objects to work with the individual vector shapes. Image Trace will not give suitable results for scanned type in most instances. For more advanced controls over your vectorization, try the Tracing Options dialogue box by going to Window > Image Trace and choose a preset or specify the tracing options. You can enable Preview to see the results of your modifications. and play around with the blur, threshold, path fitting and other tools you find there.
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Authors: C.L. Wu, K.W. Chau
Addresses: Changjiang Water Resources Commission, 430010, Wuhan, HuBei, China. ' Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Abstract: It will be useful to attain a quick and accurate flood forecasting, particularly in a flood-prone region. The accomplishment of this objective can have far reaching significance by extending the lead time for issuing disaster warnings and furnishing ample time for citizens in vulnerable areas to take appropriate action, such as evacuation. In this paper, a novel hybrid model based on recent artificial intelligence technology, namely, a genetic algorithm (GA)-based artificial neural network (ANN), is employed for flood forecasting. As a case study, the model is applied to a prototype channel reach of the Yangtze River in China. Water levels at the downstream station, Han-Kou, are forecasted on the basis of water levels with lead times at the upstream station, Luo-Shan. An empirical linear regression model, a conventional ANN model and a GA model are used as the benchmarks for comparison of performances. The results reveal that the hybrid GA-based ANN algorithm, under cautious treatment to avoid over-fitting, is able to produce better accuracy in performance, although at the expense of additional modelling parameters and possibly slightly longer computation time.
Keywords: flood forecasting models; hybrid algorithms; artificial neural networks; genetic algorithms; disaster warnings; China; environmental pollution.
International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2006 Vol.28 No.3/4, pp.261 - 273
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Browns analysis: Jadeveon Clowney vs. Jack Conklin — 4 games and camp have been telling
BEREA — Jack Conklin knows better than most what a healthy Jadeveon Clowney would provide the Browns.
Their AFC South matchups over the years gave Conklin an appreciation for the headaches Clowney can cause offensive linemen.
“When I was playing him when I was in Tennessee, I think he was still pretty relatively healthy at the time,” Conklin said Saturday. “I knew he was a great player then, and he's a great player now.”
Conklin's training camp battles against Clowney have received plenty of attention this summer because they're two of the better players on a stacked roster.
Conklin was the franchise's biggest splash in free agency last year, when he signed a three-year contract worth $42 million. Clowney is the biggest-name player the club landed in free agency this year, when he signed a one-year deal worth up to $10 million with incentives.
Conklin, 26, was voted a first-team All Pro right tackle last season, his first with the Browns. Clowney, 28, is a three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher.
All-Pro Myles Garrett is the best player on the defense overhauled this offseason by General Manager Andrew Berry, but Clowney figures to be crucial.
Defensive coordinator Joe Woods is relying on Clowney to fill the void created by the loss of Olivier Vernon, a free agent who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon Jan. 3 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Garrett had 12 sacks last season, and Vernon had nine.
The lack of a clear time frame for No.3 defensive end Takk McKinley to return from an absence prompted by undisclosed personal reasons could make Clowney even more valuable to a 2021 Browns team with Super Bowl aspirations.
“JD brings a whole other level of physicality. He's maybe a little bit more violent where Myles is a little more finesse in certain situations, but they both can do all of it and do just about anything,” Conklin said. “It's really hard to categorize them differently because they both are very similar in certain ways, but I would say maybe JD is a little more violent.”
The best could be yet to come:Jadeveon Clowney says he has yet to reach his potential, but he's shooting for moon with Browns
Clowney, at times, has been extremely disruptive in this camp while rushing from left end and facing Conklin. The three defenders who have repeatedly stood out in practices for all of the right reasons thus far are Clowney, linebacker Mack Wilson and John Johnson III.
“Happy he's on our side now,” Conklin said of Clowney, the No. 1 overall pick in 2014, three years before the Browns chose Garrett atop the draft.
A glance at replays from the four games in which Conklin and Clowney have encountered each other during their NFL careers offers insight into why Conklin respects Clowney's game so much.
Oct. 2, 2016: Clowney's Houston Texans defeated Conklin's Tennessee Titans 27-20. Clowney had a sack, another quarterback hit and two tackles. In the first quarter, Clowney lined up at left end, pushed back Conklin, then a rookie No. 8 overall pick, and created pressure on quarterback Marcus Mariota, causing an incomplete pass on third down and essentially forcing the Titans to settle for a field goal. In the third quarter, Clowney lined up at three-technique, drove left guard Quinton Spain back, shed his block and sacked Mariota. The Browns plan to let Clowney moonlight as a defensive tackle in some pass-rushing situations the way he did on that play.
Oct. 1, 2017: Clowney's Texans 57, Conklin's Titans 14. Clowney had a strip-sack and two tackles. In the fourth quarter, he lined up at right end, beat left tackle Taylor Lewan off the edge, sacked quarterback Matt Cassel and forced him to fumble. Lewan is a three-time Pro Bowler and close friend of Conklin.
Dec. 3, 2017: Conkin's Titans 24, Clowney's Texans 13. Clowney had three tackles, including one for loss. In the fourth quarter, he stood up tight end Jonnu Smith and stopped All-Pro running back Derrick Henry for a 1-yard loss.
Nov. 26, 2018: Clowney's Texans 34, Conklin's Titans 14. Clowney had three tackles, a half sack and a quarterback hit. In the third quarter, Garfield High School graduate Whitney Mercilus rushed against Conklin and reached Mariota as Clowney got a hand on the QB despite Lewan blocking him. Mercilus and Clowney split the sack.
The elephant in the room is Conklin hasn't met Clowney in a game for nearly three years, and Clowney has played a full season just once in his career — in 2017.
That's why this comment from Conklin feels like one of the most important observations made during camp: "He definitely hasn't lost a step. He seems healthy. He seems spry, and he seems excited to learn and to work."
Conklin acknowledged Clowney has given him trouble throughout camp. They have picked each other's brains, and Conklin believes working against Clowney and Garrett will strengthen an offensive line that is already widely considered among the NFL's best.
Other offensive linemen won't have the benefit of Garrett and Clowney being their teammates.
“It's hard [on offenses]. A lot of teams just double-team Myles. When you get a guy like JD on the other side, you have to pick and choose,” Conklin said. “Are you going to double-team this guy this time or are you going to let them both go one on one?
“It's just going to help our defense so much being able to have those two there and free guys up on the play. I think you're going to see much more pressure on the quarterback. They've been working hard.”
Dynamic duo at defensive end:Browns' Jadeveon Clowney finally finds his athletic equal in Myles Garrett
If Clowney fits in and performs as well as Conklin did last year, signing Clowney would prove to be one of Berry's best moves.
Right now, Conklin carries the label of Berry's finest free-agent acquisition. Conklin was an All Pro as a rookie with the Titans, but they didn't exercise the fifth-year option on his contract after he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament on Jan. 13, 2018, in a playoff loss to the New England Patriots and other injuries later that year. Then they let him walk in free agency last year, even though he rebounded to play every game in 2019.
“I got a lot better last year, but I knew I had [another All-Pro season] in me,” Conklin said. “I did it my rookie year and had some injuries. It was great to be able to bounce back and feel healthy and feel good and really show people what I'm capable of and who I can be as a player.”
Clowney has dealt with injuries throughout his seven NFL seasons. Most recently, torn meniscus cartilage in his left knee led him to sit out half of last season, which he spent with the Titans. He had surgery on Dec. 6.
“I don’t think I’ve reached my potential,” Clowney said Aug. 4. “Every time I get going, I get hurt and something happens. I’ve fallen back and taken time off. Hopefully this year I just keep going up and getting better.
“It’s been great [practicing against Conklin]. He gives me goods look every day. Jack is coming out here to work every day. He’s an All-Pro player, and he leads for the group up front. They’re pushing me every day, and I go out there and try to give it to them every day.”
If Clowney can stay on the field and give it to offensive linemen when the real games begin, the revamped defense would stand a much better chance of meeting expectations.
Just ask Conklin about those four games and recent Browns practices.
Nate Ulrich can be reached at email@example.com.


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Iron (Fe) – is an important plant nutrient. It is often referred to as macronutrient or mesonutrient due to its high demand. However, the exceptional role that it plays in the plant is very similar to that performed by true micronutrient.
The iron content in plants reaches 0.015-0.017% of dry matter.
In general, the iron content in different plant parts is very different. Leaves contain about 250-260 mg/kg of iron (hereinafter mg/kg of dry matter), stems contain about 100-110 mg/kg, seeds contain about 280-300 mg/kg, and roots contain about 400-600 mg/kg. Iron is part of a number of important enzymes.
It participates in construction of chlorophyll and cytochrome and is part of phytoferritin. Phytoferritin is an iron-containing protein. It consists of 18 amino acids (cysteine, asparagine, etc.) and 13-24% of iron in the form of oxide-acid forms in compounds with phosphates. Most of it is contained in cells that are not associated with active photosynthesis: fruit (apples, pears) or roots. For example, pea phytoferritin has 2140 iron atoms in a molecule. The physiological role of this element in the plant is associated with transport, catalytic and protective functions. The gamma-radiation protection effect of iron is based on its ability to complex and stabilize secondary structures of protein in cytoplasm and cell nucleus. It is known that this element takes part in biosynthesis of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), phytohormones (IAA), RNA and other compounds. Ferredoxin in the composition of which iron enters, serves
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Dennnis the Menace
Out to lunch: I was waiting for my lunch companion. Dennnis Skolnick was blabbing away ("Dinnner' Companion," Spiked, July 24), blowing smoke up the new eatery owner's ass. He argued and ranted and denied it was intimidation.
I was embarrassed for Tempe. "How can I recommend your place if I don't know if it is good or not?" He would not take no for an answer. The owner was trying to get rid of him but Dennnis blabbed on. He had quite the list of former jobs. I calculated him to be 175 years old to have done all that he claimed.
Finally, the guy gave in. He gave him a sample entree. Dennnis said something very sage and incisive re: the freebie: "This is good."
Dennnis is a blight on Tempe streets. He was dropping names of people I am sure would rather be left out of his diatribes.
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The court of public opinion: How sad it is that those who did not agree with Mary Durand and/or support the death penalty, regardless of the defendant's individual history and background, were too cowardly to have their names printed along with their letters in the July 17 issue. Since it is the United States and Arizona supreme courts that have issued directions to those who impose or do not impose the death penalty as to what information they must consider, the attacks on Ms. Durand were off base and sadly uneducated. Ms. Durand doesn't make up the rules, she just follows them. Or at least she tries, when she's not being thwarted in her efforts. And anyone who thinks either mitigation specialists or attorneys get rich on death penalty cases is living on another planet.
I double-dare the people who sent those "anonymous" letters to make themselves known. Again, I say you are cowards, not for voicing your opinions, but for not having sufficient conviction in your beliefs to let the world know who you are.
Eleanor L. Miller
Dumb and dumberer: I enjoyed reading your story "Skinhead Slayer." This is a great follow-up to "Local Hero." I believe this story further reinforces the ignorance, stupidity and evil of the skinhead movement. I fully support Cole Bailey Sr.'s determination to put away these sick, twisted, mindless, stupid, ignorant wastes of human space. No matter what it takes.
I agree with an eye for an eye, and I believe that the individuals who committed this senseless murder should die no less tragically than Cole Bailey Jr. did. Receiving a death sentence and dying by lethal injection is too good in comparison to what they did to Cole Bailey Jr. It's about time someone went after these mongrels, but too bad it takes this sort of tragic event to make it happen.
Good for you, Cole Bailey Sr. I praise you for taking action but I am sorry that it took the death of your son to push you to this point.
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A widely accepted democratic principle is the notion of universal and equal suffrage, expressed popularly as ‘one person, one vote’. This principle now seems so absolute, we tend to forget how recently it was realised in the UK, how long and bitter were the struggles that got us there – and how quickly we came to undermine it.
It took until 1928, when the vote was granted to all adult women, for a universal franchise to be achieved in the UK. It took another generation, with the abolition of additional votes for business owners and university graduates in 1949, before the franchise could be described as ‘equal’.
To reach this point had taken more than a century and multiple Acts of Parliament – starting with the Great Reform Act of 1832, which extended the franchise to 7 per cent of the adult population. Along the way, campaigners were killed at Peterloo in 1819, 20 Chartists were killed by troops in Newport in 1839, and Emily Davidson died in 1913 after throwing herself in front of the king’s horse at the Derby. Countless more radicals, Chartists and Suffragettes were imprisoned for their campaigns to extend the franchise. But finally, in 1950, a general election was fought on universal and equal suffrage.
Or was it? It has long been recognised that our electoral system prevents all votes from counting equally (millions of votes are wasted in ‘safe’ seats, while a mere 100,000 votes cast in ‘marginal’ seats determine the outcome of the election). But it is also apparent that our system of voter registration has always led to a significant minority of voters being excluded from the electoral process.
The reasons are partly historical. As the franchise was extended from the Victorian period onwards, we remained reliant on the annual canvass of electors to compile the electoral registers. Carried out every autumn, this has proved reasonably effective in identifying eligible voters and updating the registers in light of population movement. Yet even in the 1950s there was still a core of 4 per cent of voters who were absent from the registers following the canvass. And because the registers were updated only once a year, by the time an election came around many more voters were effectively disenfranchised simply by moving house.
Since then, things have got worse. By 1990, around 8 per cent of eligible voters were completely absent from the registers. Registration levels then took a substantial further hit in the early 1990s, when some 600,000 voters de-registered in an attempt to avoid payment of the poll tax. Margaret Thatcher later claimed this helped the Conservatives win the 1992 election.
There was another big drop in registration levels in the early 2000s. Over half a million voters again disappeared from the registers and, this time, there is little evidence that they have returned. Those missing are most likely to be young people, members of ethnic minorities and residents of safe Labour seats in metropolitan areas.
Meanwhile, around one-tenth of voters continue to lose their right to vote each year because they move home. Younger voters and ethnic minority voters are also most likely to be disenfranchised in this way, since they are more mobile than other social groups. Although voters now have the right to register at other times in the year, few make use of this provision. As things stand, at least 15 per cent of eligible voters will be unable to cast ballots at the 2010 election, with this figure rising to 31 per cent among black and ethnic minority voters and 56 per cent among electors aged 18-24.
An urgent task for the incoming government must be to consider whether our system of electoral registration remains fit for purpose. There is also still time for political parties, electoral administrators, and voters themselves, to take action to improve the situation; voters can register up to 11 working days before the election. While a last-minute registration drive is essential, it may not be especially effective, however. Recent surveys suggest that candidates will do well to persuade two-thirds of registered electors to cast votes in 2010. Getting unregistered voters to the polls will be even more of an uphill struggle.
Stuart Wilks-Heeg is director of Democratic Audit and a lecturer at the University of Liverpool. He was also the lead author of the Electoral Commission’s report on the completeness and accuracy of the electoral registers, published on 3 March 2010 and available at www.electoralcommission.org.uk
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