Hardy hibiscus

Plant database entry for Hybrid Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus Summerific™ Starry Starry Night) with 79 images and 34 data details.

Planting hibiscus in your garden can be a challenge if you don't know what type of hibiscus to plant! There are many different varieties, with different colored flowers that can grow across many different hardiness zones. In this article, we examine our favorite types of hibiscus varieties for your home or garden space!

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl' is a compact perennial with 8-inch white flowers featuring pink swirls and a raspberry-red center.

Hibiscus moscheutos takes its own sweet time emerging from the ground in the spring, but when its enormous, satiny blooms finally open...

Hibiscus are deciduous shrubs that are known for their beautiful full-blooming flowers. But do you know where to plant hibiscus?

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One of the earliest Hardy Hibiscus to flower! 8" bright white flowers have raspberry red eyes that radiate out through the petals. Broad green foliage on red stems make up a well-rounded habit. Thick tuberous roots penetrate deep even the heaviest clay soils, allowing this plant to endure extended periods without water.

Have you noticed the big white flowers blooming now along Route 1? Those are our hardy hibiscus, the Swamp Mallow, or Hibiscus moscheutos. It is one of our larger perennials, meaning the top dies back in winter but the roots live, unlike a shrub or a tree whose top does not die back, even if it loses its leaves. It brings a touch of the tropics to our gardens with its huge, exotic flowers, each lasting just a day.

When it comes to pruning perennial hibiscus, there's no need for stress. Although this easy-care plant requires very little pruning, regular maintenance will keep it healthy and promote better, bigger flowers. Learn how and when to prune perennial hibiscus here.

Choose a favorite piece of garden art as a focal point, or add a spectacular plant that turns heads.“If you don’t have a hardy hibiscus in your yard, they are definitely worth considering,” says Andrew Jager, Marketing Manager for Walters Gardens. “A mature hardy hibiscus in the landscape can’t be overlooked. Once they get going in summer, they grow more than an inch a day and have massive, tropical-looking flowers that get seven to nine inches wide.” - National Garden Bureau