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Hibiscus moscheutos |
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| Common name |
hardy hibiscus; swamp rose-mallow |
| Family |
malvaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
pink, white, and/or red (mid-July-August) |
| Size |
4-6' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
self-seeds in our garden
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| Seed ripens | mid-September |
Although hardy hibiscus occurs naturally in wet areas, it does just fine in our garden, even in decidedly dry spots. It is a contender for the title of "Latest plant to re-emerge in spring", but once it does, it quickly grows to a full, bushy plant, and flowers in the middle of summer. Ours have a few different color combinations and flower shapes. They are, unfortunately, a favorite of our Japanese beetle population, but we wouldn't be without these magnificent plants.
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| | Larvae of the hibiscus sawfly also like to feast on its leaves. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: front perennial border, driveway bed, pondside Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| susanmannajr | Oct 21, 2006 | I just happened upon your website after googling hibisus moscheutos. I'm in charge of the grounds at my childrens school. I am trying to bring some charm to the landscape. Since spring and fall are when most people will be viewing the grounds I was wondering if you have any ideas what favorite plants you might recommend for the grounds. There are areas that get full sun and moderate sun. Thank You Susan Manna
I'm also officially taking care of my first-grader's school plantings (although I haven't gotten around to too much this year). One of the problems is the lack of maintenance (watering, mostly) through summer, so you need tough plants. No wonder our school's sunny areas were almost exclusively planted with Stella d'Oro daylilies when I first saw them! I've added Moonbeam coreopsis, germander, Mongolian aster, and a few other robust performers, and will be experimenting with some more next season. I hope I get a key to the outside spigot this time around :-) |
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July 01, 2005
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