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Giant Sub-Zero Hibiscus
Prices start at : 3.79 USD / each

Plant 2-3' apart. Many of our Sisters have been stationed in Hawaii, but none has ever seen flowers as beautiful as those on your Giant Hibiscus.'' Maryknoll Sister, Maryknoll, NY The Hardy Giant Hibiscus plant thrives even in boggy, marsh conditions...
  • Spread: 3-4'
  • Max Height (feet): 8
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Zones: 5-10
  • Season Color: Summer
Illinois
Bloomington
Showtime Hibiscus
Prices start at : 35.98 USD / Plant

Other types of Hibiscus are more tender and don't tolerate colder temperatures. It's pretty simple, Hardy Hibiscus and Hibiscus syriacus are hardy landscape shrubs. They produce larger shrubs and lovely large blooms in mid to late summer.
  • Estimated Mature Spread: 48-60" wide (4-5 feet)
  • Mature Plant Size: 48-108" tall (4-9 feet), 48-60" wide (4-5 feet)
  • Advantages: Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Hedge / Screen
  • Soil Moisture: Average, Moist/Wet, Well Draining
  • Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus Showtime
  • Foliage Color: Variegated
Vermont
Shelburne
Perfect Storm Hibiscus
Prices start at : 19.99 USD / each

Shipped: Bareroot plants. This glorious hardy perennial also attracts hummingbirds. Spacing: 4.5-5'. Perfect Storm has huge 7-8" wide white flowers with a bright red eye that radiates out the veins, with the petals edged with pink.
  • Season Color: Summer, Fall
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Max Height (feet): 5'
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
Illinois
Bloomington
Hibiscus, Summerific Berry Awesome
★★★★★
Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

Hardy hybrid hibiscus is a vigorous, sturdy, woody-based perennial that typically grows to 4-8' tall. 'Summerific Berry Awesome' is a vigorous hibiscus cultivar with huge, 7-8 inch wide lavender-pink flowers, dinner plate-sized on top of neat green foliage.
  • Genus: Hibiscus
  • Zone: 4-9
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
  • Spread: 4-5 feet
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Sun: Full Sun
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Hibiscus, Mars Madness
★★★★★
Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

Hardy hybrid hibiscus is a vigorous, sturdy, erect but sometimes shrubby, woody-based perennial that typically grows to 4-8' tall. Huge, 9 inch flowers open wide in magenta-red, on top of copper-purple, maple-like leaves.
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Zone: 4-9
  • Genus: Hibiscus
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Cut Flowers
  • Height: 4 feet
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Hibiscus, Starry Starry Night
★★★★★
Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

Hybrids are winter hardy to USDA Zones 4 or 5 which sets them apart from the many tropical to semi-tropical hibiscus. Hardy hybrid hibiscus is a vigorous, sturdy, erect but sometimes shrubby, woody-based perennial that typically grows to 4-8' tall.

4 feet

    • Resistant To: Deer
    • Spread: 4 feet
    • Sun: Full Sun
    • Bloom Season: Summer
    • Height: 4 feet
    • Zone: 4-9
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Hibiscus, Lord Baltimore
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 12.99 USD / 1 Plant

    It loves the heat of summer and prefers full sun to partial shade and moist to wet soil conditions. And spread fully to 3-4 ft. Plants, with nicely contrasting deep green, lobed leaves, reach a statuesque height of 6-8 ft.
    • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
    • Genus: Hibiscus
    • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
    • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
    • Height: 72-96 inches
    • Resistant To: Deer
    Pennsylvania
    Warminster
    Hibiscus, Pink Swirl
    ★★★★★
    Prices start at : 6.29 USD / 1 Plant

    Loves full sun and moist soils. Tidy, compact plants enhance the otherworldly size of these 8" wide flowers. Blooms the first year. Huge blooms literally swirl open to reveal brush strokes of pink, rose and cranberry red on silky, bright white petals.

    24-30 inches

      • Spread: 24-30 inches
      • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
      • Height: 24-30 inches
      • Genus: Hibiscus
      • Life Cycle: Perennial
      • Sun: Full Sun
      Pennsylvania
      Warminster
      Hibiscus, Honeymoon Light Rose F1
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 5.99 USD / 1 Pkt. (5 Seeds)

      Hardy heat-loving, drought-tolerant plants plants tolerate moist soil conditions. ‘Honeymoon Light Rose' dazzles in a large container; produces year after year of majestic, hollyhock like blooms in the border.
      • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
      • Sun: Full Sun
      • Genus: Hibiscus
      • Planting Time: Spring
      • Spread: 24 inches
      • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
      Pennsylvania
      Warminster
      Hibiscus, Vintage Wine
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 14.99 USD / 1 Plant

      Hardy hybrid hibiscus is a vigorous, sturdy, erect but sometimes shrubby, woody-based perennial that typically grows to 4-8' tall. As the name suggests Hibiscus, Vintage Wine features near black flower buds that open to huge scarlet-red flowers.
      • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
      • Zone: 4-9
      • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
      • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
      • Resistant To: Deer
      • Life Cycle: Perennial
      Pennsylvania
      Warminster
      Hibiscus, Cranberry Crush
      ★★★★★
      Prices start at : 12.99 USD / 1 Plant

      The huge, flaring blooms put on a lasting show in the border and continue from mid-summer into fall. The 3' plants lend a welcome crimson glow into a sunny border. There is enchantment here in the bountiful wine-dark 7-8" flowers bursting from the deep...

      24-36 inches

        • Life Cycle: Perennial
        • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
        • Bloom Season: Summer
        • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
        • Spread: 24-36 inches
        • Height: 24-36 inches
        Pennsylvania
        Warminster
        Hibiscus, Lavender Chiffon
        ★★★★★
        Prices start at : 16.99 USD / 1 plant

        A garden worthy plant that has won awards in Europe, and all the way down to Texas. Lavender petals are accented by deeper rose veins and extra, swirled inner petals. Plants form multi-stemmed vaselike shrubs or trees.
        • Genus: Hibiscus
        • Zone: 5-9
        • Life Cycle: Perennial
        • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
        • Ornamental Use: Borders
        • Resistant To: Heat
        Pennsylvania
        Warminster
        Hibiscus, Honeymoon Red F1
        ★★★★★
        Prices start at : 5.99 USD / 1 Pkt. (5 Seeds)

        Upright, bushy, well-branched 24-36” plants, arrayed with dinnerplate-sized blooms, work marvels in a container; create drama in the border for summers to come. The border comes to life with ‘Honeymoon Red's floral fantasia of outsize, 6-8” vivid...
        • Planting Time: Spring
        • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
        • Genus: Hibiscus
        • Spread: 24 inches
        • Life Cycle: Perennial
        • Sun: Full Sun
        Pennsylvania
        Warminster
        Hibiscus, Midnight Marvel
        ★★★★★
        Prices start at : 18.99 USD / 1 Plant

        Scarlet-red flowers open from black-red buds, adding drama to the eye-catching display. Beautiful, dark maple-like foliage highlights the platter-sized blooms and deepens further to vivid purple in full sun.
        • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders
        • Sun: Full Sun
        • Height: 48 inches
        • Zone: 4-9
        • Genus: Hibiscus
        • Resistant To: Deer
        Pennsylvania
        Warminster
        Hibiscus Pest Control – How To Get Rid Of Insect Pests On Hibiscus Plants
        Control with horticultural oil or insecticidal soap.: Miniscule, gnat-sized pests that suck juices, usually from the undersides of leaves. Both damage the plant by sucking sap from leaves, stems and trunks.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Hibiscus Varieties – How Many Kinds Of Hibiscus Are There
        These are plants that produce pretty flowers, although they come in range of colors and may be single or double in form. The flowers on hibiscus varieties only last about one day, but the entire plant flowers for a long season.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Light Requirements For Hibiscus – How Much Light Does A Hibiscus Need
        Being positioned in a sunny window is usually enough to keep a hibiscus plant growing and blooming well. It will still grow perfectly well in partial shade, but it won't fill in as fully or bloom as spectacularly.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Moving Hibiscus Plants: Tips For Transplanting Hibiscus
        If you need to add soil back to the hole, press it down firmly with your foot to create a firm seat.Hibiscus shrubs grow best in the long run if you use the soil you removed from the hole as backfill.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Deadheading Hibiscus Flowers: Information On Pinching Off Hibiscus Blooms
        Since most gardeners can't imagine not wanting more hibiscus flowers, we should probably stop deadheading hibiscus plants.For sickly specimens or those that don't have long-lasting flowers, substitute fertilization for the process of deadheading and watch...
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Hibiscus Leaf Drop: Why Are Hibiscus Leaves Falling Off
        Has the plant been receiving adequate water? Both these insects are tiny sap sucking pests that can quickly infest a plant, cause disease and eventually result in the plant's death.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Hibiscus Has White Fungus – How To Get Rid Of Powdery Mildew On Hibiscus Plants
        Read on to find out more.begins as white spots that turn gray or tan as the fungus grows and covers more of the foliage. Morning is the best time to water because the leaves will have plenty of time to dry.Avoid high-nitrogen fertilizers, as lush, new...
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        What Is A Braided Hibiscus: Tips For Creating And Growing Braided Hibiscus Trees
        There are hardy hibiscus varieties but it is the Chinese, or tropical, variety that produces the lovely small trees with braided trunks. Continue the process until you have looped all the stems together up to the top foliage.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Wintering Hibiscus Indoors: Winter Care For Hibiscus
        At this time, you may want to place it in a cool dark place and allow it to stay dormant.These yellow leaves are why you will want to find an out of the way place to care for hibiscus trees in the winter.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Tips For Pruning Hibiscus Plants & When To Prune Hibiscus
        These cuts should be made just above the nodes, leaving about a quarter inch. However, most hibiscus pruning occurs during spring. Pruning hibiscus plants entirely helps rejuvenate them for summer blooming.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Hardy Hibiscus--Hardier Than You Think
        I don't give them any special treatment in the fall, no mulch, no burlap wraps, fend for yourself. Hibiscus moscheutos. We have had temperatures in the winter down to -30C (-22F)and they still keep coming back, bigger and better every year.
        California
        El Segundo
        How To Care For Hibiscus Plants
        Let's look at some tips on how to care for hibiscus.Many people who are growing a hibiscus plant choose to do so in a container. This allows them to move the hibiscus plant to ideal locations, depending on the time of year.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
        Hibiscus Propagation: How To Propagate Hibiscus
        Place the hibiscus cutting into the hole and backfill it around the hibiscus cutting.Place a plastic bag over the cutting, making sure that the plastic does not touch the leaves. Softwood is branches on the hibiscus that have not yet matured.
        Ohio
        Willoughby
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