Hibiscus Summerific Evening Rose

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Landscape Qualities

Summerific Evening Rose Hibiscus is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

Ornamental Qualities

Summerific Evening Rose Hibiscus features bold hot pink round flowers with crimson eyes at the ends of the stems from mid to late summer. Its attractive large glossy oval leaves emerge green in spring | turning burgundy in color with distinctive dark red veins and tinges of dark gray throughout the season.

Planting and Growing

Summerific Evening Rose Hibiscus will grow to be about 4 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 5 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 4 feet apart. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth | but will die in standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

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