General Meetings

The Chapter meets on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Fort Myers-Lee County Garden Council Building, located at 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers.  We will be holding informal meetings over the summer months this year before our regular meetings of the new season begin on Sunday, September 10, 2023.  Visitors are always welcome!  Come join us and learn more about the beautiful hybrid hibiscus!

October Meeting: Sunday, October 8, 1:30 PM Fort Myers-Lee County Garden Council Building, 2166 Virginia Avenue, Fort Myers.   We’ll start at 1:30 PM with our Mini Show, so make sure to bring your blooms to enter the contest!  Bring a snack to share; soft drinks and water will be provided.

The hibiscus we know and love, hibiscus rosa-sinensis, is not native to Florida.  It’s not even native to the United States!  So how did it get here?  How did the American Hibiscus Society begin?  What about our own chapter?  How did it get started?

Our President Beth Meehan will try to answer these questions and more as she presents a brief history of hibiscus rosa-sinensis.  Plan to join us to learn more about our favorite plants!

Plan to join us to learn more about the beautiful hibiscus – visitors are always welcome!