67th Annual Hibiscus Show/Plant Sale on Sunday, June 3, at Araba Shriners, 2010 Hanson Street, Fort Myers.
FORT MYERS Fla. (PRWEB) June 02, 2018 -- The James E. Hendry Chapter of the American Hibiscus Society will hold its 67th annual Hibiscus Show/Plant Sale on Sunday, June 3, at Araba Shriners, 2010 Hanson Street, Fort Myers.
The free Hibiscus show is the oldest, largest and best attended of all Florida's hibiscus shows, attracting several hundred people annually. This continuing show is made possible through the generosity of community sponsors; Craters & Freighters, Driftwood Garden Center, Edison National Bank, Dr. Jacob Goldberger, Greenscapes, Dr. John Kagan, Hooters, Lisa Adams Agency Allstate Insurance, Riverland Nursery, Storm Shutter Warehouse, Donna and Jim Sublett, Tim’s Tree Service and Wilford & Lee.
"The event will showcase hundreds of different hybrid hibiscus blooms in a variety of colors and forms which will be judged in several different classes including amateur, collector, open collector, commercial and seedlings," said Patricia Myers, president, in a prepared statement.
This is the best opportunity Southwest Floridians have to add to their hybrid hibiscus collection, organizers said. This delicate and beautiful plant grows abundantly in Florida's tropical climate. Members of the society who are experts in the care and growing of Hibiscus will be available to provide advice. Should members of the public have questions regarding how the blooms are judged, there will also be several senior American Hibiscus Society judges available to respond.
Anyone who desires to learn more about how to grow, graft and hybridize this attractive tropical flowering plant can do so by joining the James E. Hendry Chapter, AHS at the show.
The show is the highlight of the year for the society. The society meets at The Berne Davis Botanical Garden, 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers, FL on the second Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
Gary McKinley, Craters & Freighters, http://www.cratersandfreighters.com, +1 239-772-3100, [email protected]
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