{"id":277069,"date":"2026-05-19T19:51:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277069\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:51:27","slug":"hibiscus-show-promises-big-blooms-in-st-pete-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/277069\/","title":{"rendered":"Hibiscus show promises big blooms in St. Pete this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CloseCredit: Nnattalli\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

If you like big blooms and you cannot lie, we\u2019ve got an event you can\u2019t deny.<\/p>\n

Folks at the Lealman Exchange this weekend are selling hundreds of plants and promising guests they can \u201csee blooms 10 inches wide or more that are so spectacular that you will ask if they are real or plastic,\u201d per the event description.<\/p>\n

Originally from Asia, the most common hibiscus came to Florida via Hawaii around 1900. But Florida also has nine native species that have sprouted from its marshes. <\/p>\n

Oh, and as part of the mallow family, hibiscus are related to cotton and okra<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There is no cover for the Hibiscus Show and Plant Sale happening Saturday, May 23 in St. Petersburg<\/a><\/p>\n

This article appears in May 07 \u2013 13, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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