I live in Michigan and want to plant a hibiscus bush, when is the best time to do this, fall? spring?????

Hi kittypal!
I also live in Michigan. I just planted a Hibiscus bush last year. I planted it last fall. I think it was around the end of October. I got worried though because I never had one before and all the snow broke just about all the branches off. Then low and behold, spring came and it sprouted right up again. I guess it grows new branches every year. I have a hybrid bush. The flowers are pink and about 8 inches across. They are beautiful.
Good luck and enjoy yours!
twinhearts

Thanks Twin, I love the blooms they get so big!!!

I live in Wisconsin and have a Tropical Hibiscus in a pot..I have to bring it inside once the temps get close to freezing, and then take it back out in the spring after freezing threat is over.

Don't hibuscus' go dormant during the winter? I would love to be able to plant this outside and not have to have a spindly wooden tree in my living room all winter long!

I believe the variety I have needs the warmth even during dormancy...but would appreciate any words of wisdom.

I inherited this Hibuscus from mom-in-law, and I'd never had one before so don't know how much I can abuse it.

I to Giz have one that I got this year from my son for mothers day. It did not say if I could leave it out side so I brought it in. How do you know if would be OK to leave outside. Mine has huge big red flowers. It is fairly big by next years summer it will very big. It is in a pot. I never planted in the ground. Any suggestions?

Here's a site with great info on tropical Hibiscus,

http://www.bachmans.com/retail/tipsheets/indoor_plants/TropicalHibiscus.cfm

There are both tropical and perennial hibiscus.
Read about the perennial type at I planted two perennial type last year, and had huge flowers during the summer and into the fall. These plants are slow to break dormancy, so mark their locaton well in the fall. They will grow vigorusly ad rapidly once growth starts. They are hardy from zones 5 - 9[URL=http://http://msucares.com/news/print/sgnews/sg01/sg010709.html ]null