Today we’re going to show you how to be successful gardening with these gorgeous plants.
Pink hibiscus, with its gigantic blooms against dark green foliage, is a traffic stopper and relatively easy to grow. And bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love them!
General Information
Pink hibiscus plants are easily recognizable. It is an ever-blooming shrub that grows to about 10 feet tall. It produces blooms with 5 petals and a large, fuzzy pistil that protrudes beyond the pistils. The flowers can be 12 inches wide and the plant blooms all season long, producing non-stop flowers for months.
Hibiscus is a member of the Malvaceae plant family. This plant family is found worldwide and includes hollyhocks, cotton, okra, cacao, and mallow. There are over 500 species, mostly found in the tropics, but some species grow in temperate climates.
Let’s talk about three fantastic members of this family. In this article we will review each of these three members that are all great garden performers.
Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is perennial in USDA hardiness zones 9 to 11. People who live in USDA zones 8 and lower can grow it as an annual, either in the garden or as a container plant. If grown in containers, tropical hibiscus can be brought indoors before the first frost and overwintered.
It flowers continually all year long in warm climates. In temperate zones, their bloom time is from summer until frost.
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