Grafting tropical hibiscus rosa sinensis

[Brad Mondel]

Back in the spring I purchased a standard tropical hibiscus tree with large red blooms. I believe the variety is 'president' 

and as the summer went by I purchased and received many different tropical hibiscus, some yellow, some purple, some pink. With limited space, I got the idea to graft each color onto the same tree. I've never grafted before but I thought I would experiment and see what would happen. It would be wonderful to have all different colors on the same tree instead of many different pots with different plants. Why not utilize space and have them all on the same tree? Here is the tree I used as a base for my new grafts:

 And here is the yellow and purple colors I added:

I also added pink. None of the grafts have bloomed yet but take a look at the purple hibiscus graft and its growth!:

 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

When everything blooms it will quite splendid. 

On another note you appear to have a high brick concentration in your soil mix. 

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

That is a big graft!  I am glad it is successful.  Pay attention to the roots as these Hibi trees are notoriously top heavy and fall over.  That might just be our Florida soil and nematodes though.

 

If you are good at grafting, why not take one or two of the strongest hibi shrubs and graft them as well.  Use them as back ups or as a gift.

[Brad Mondel]

11 hours ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

When everything blooms it will quite splendid. 

On another note you appear to have a high brick concentration in your soil mix. 

Thanks! And haha, about the bricks.. I placed the hibiscus down inside the glazed pot while still in its plastic container. The bricks keep the wind from ripping the tree down. I lost a graft because the tree blew over before and snapped a graft! 

Here's a close up of the healed graft: 

Thanks for looking!

[Brad Mondel]

So now my tree is blooming purple and red! It's amazing. The yellows didn't take but I have a new branch that took recently of a new color. Two different colors on one tree!

[Silas_Sancona]

 very nice Brad!. Wonder if grafting to sturdier varieties like "the president" or "brilliant" might work for some of the more exotic looking varieties that can have weaker root systems. 

[Hillizard]

1 hour ago, Brad Mondel said:

So now my tree is blooming purple and red! It's amazing. The yellows didn't take but I have a new branch that took recently of a new color. Two different colors on one tree!

Brad: Awesome result! I've done this before and while the plant, due to cultivar differences in leaf shape, growth rate and stem diameter, can look like one has created a 'Frankenstein' hibiscus standard... it sure beats maintaining a dozen plants separately. I've got a bunch ready to graft once the weather locally cools down a bit. It's 108 deg.F today! 

Edited June 19, 2017 by Hillizard

[Brad Mondel]

Update: Looking good and blending together  more.