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The Benefits of Chapter Membership
Learn how local enthusiasts successfully grow tropical hibiscus in the Tampa Bay area...
Examples of topics covered in chapter meetings:
Where to plant and how
Proper pruning techniques
Insect and disease identification and control methods
How and when to fertilize
Propagation methods, including hybridizing new varieties
How to grow and exhibit show-winning blooms
Chapter meetings are held almost every month at the Pinellas Park Public Library located on the corner of 78th Avenue and 52nd Street (map) and guests are welcome. We usually meet at 10:00 AM on the fourth Saturday of the month. See schedule below.
The highlight of the year is when our chapter hosts its shows in February and June. At these shows growers from all over Florida bring their blooms and compete in various classes. There may be 600 to 1000 blooms on display.
Family membership is $35 a year. You will receive The Seed Pod, published quarterly by the American Hibiscus Society and the monthly newsletter published by the Sunset Chapter.
2025 Chapter Schedule - tentative
January 25 -- Planning for State Fair Show
February 16 -- State Fair Show
March 22 -- Springtime for hibiscus, get them ready
April 27 -- Show planning; bloom prep, etc.
May 23 -- Set up for our show at the Lexington Exchange
May 25 -- Annual Show
May 31 -- I bought a hibiscus at the show, what's next?
June 19 -- 22 -- AHS Convention
July 26 -- Picnic/cutting swap at War Veterans'Memorial Park
August 23 -- Protecting from heat & bugs
September 27 -- Hybridizing: Sex in the Garden
October 25 -- Grafting and pruning
November 22 -- Winterizing
December 6 -- Christmas luncheon
For further information, contact:
Greg McClain, president (727) 729-2027
Judy Nadella, ? vice president (727) 644-2901
Fred Roush, (727) 784-5068
Tom Miller, (727) 251-0316
Don Mixon, (813) 390-6040
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Visit the American Hibiscus Society site.
For general information on tropical hibiscus, visit "Queen of the Tropics."
Chapter bylaws
