Hibiscus moscheutos
(rose mallow, hardy hibiscus)
(rose mallow, hardy hibiscus)
Category: Herbaceous Plants
Photo Credits: Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Height: 36 – 72 inches
Spread: 36 inches
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: MO, KS
Comments & Cautions:
cut back only in late spring to protect crown in winter and encourage dense basal growth; flowers last only a day but are profuse; avoid windy locations
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Wet or Medium
This plant prefers Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
broad and rounded; shrub-like
Foliage
lobed leaves up to 10 inches long; very bold texture
Flowers
up to 12 inches wide, overlapping petals; color range includes pinks, reds, white, yellow; July-October