I'd be good with that. :)

Though I don't have Hibisci to photograph. Yours are very pretty...and honestly, I like the yellow one the best.

Okay, okay...I'll go home and take pix.

Ummmm...does your hibiscus know my hibiscus? They look amazingly alike.

Julio did a great job!! ;-)

Hey, where'd you get the yellow hibiscus? I'm always looking for that color but had to "settle" on red this year. Hrmph!

The big honkin one though, is SPECTACULAR!

Beth, BinB would be an equal floral opportunity event – definitely not limited to hibiscus, big honkin' or otherwise. It would be fun to see the diversity of flower life around the blogosphere.

And I agree with you on the yellow flower. In fact, your comment led me to update the post with a closeup of one of those blooms, to show more clearly the beautiful contrasting colors in the center of the blossom.

Janie, any report that someone resembling me was tromping around in your yard this morning taking photos is a bald-faced lie. ;-)

Agh! Retina burn! Too much color!

Nice, Eric.

Ok...big yellow picture? Awesome. I may steal it, just so you know. I'm always looking for good flower pictures for my desktop.

Love the pictures! Is that a rare sighting of the big honkin hibiscus eating havelina in your first picture?

Gwynne, you'll have to consult with MLB concerning the source of the plant. My responsibilities with respect to flowers are strictly limited to making sure I don't run the lawn mower over them.

Foo, fortunately, I made you sign that release form. *rummaging around* I know I have it here somewhere.

Beth, "steal" away. You have my blessing. ;-)

Cindy, I was beginning to think that I'd burned everyone's retinas! Either that, or folks are just jaded as far as javelinas appearing in their flower gardens. ("Yeah, yeah. Another javelina in the flower bed. Tell me something I don't know.")

You get the Most Observant Gazette Reader prize, and the fabulous – albeit non-existent – prizes that go with it.

Well I happen to be one of the grooms mentioned above. It wouldn't allow to comment on that blog, so I am commenting here. Yes we did take separate honeymoons. We went on a cruise and they went to Mexico. It was quite different not having our other half with us, but now we have our own new half!
P.S. I love the color of the girls hair!

Hey, Erich...thanks for checking in! Sorry about the comments thing; my spam-blocker shuts off comments after about two weeks. Hope you guys didn't mind us using your rather unusual circumstances as a basis for chasing genetic (and hair color) rabbits. ;-)

In case anyone is wondering what we're talking about, Erich is one of the "twins marrying twins."

Hey Eric, for those of us with brown-ish thumbs but delusions of gardening grandeur, give a little info on what it takes to grow these gorgeous babies! A couple of planters of those would add some much-needed, retina-poppin' color to my back yard...

Is it too late in the year to try my own hand at 'em?

Rob, as I told Gwynne, my gardening skills are confined to operating the lawn mower with enough skill to keep from running over the flowers. I can't answer any of your questions with authority.

I can tell you that the smaller hibiscuses are annuals, so you'll have to plant them in pots and move them indoors if you want them to survive the winter. However, the giant variety is a perennial; I think the one in our backyard is two or three years old. It will freeze back and then reappear in the spring. They all love hot weather and full sunshine, and they'll bloom all summer, so if you can find one that's already blooming, it should continue to do so in your garden. And, really, they do well under benign neglect. Just water them a few times a week, and let them do the rest!

I can second all that Eric said about benign neglect. The hibiscus is the only thing I can grow that provides retina damange all summer. ;-)