Common names:
Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Leaves: Variegated
Flowers: Malodorous
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Water gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Cleistogamous
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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