Hibiscus Mars Madness

1 GALLON POT 

(Rose Mallow)

Full Sun

Zone 4

Hibiscus is a warm season plant and does not grow until the soil is warm therefore patience is required in the spring for this beauty to wake up - in Southern Ontario is approximately mid June. Excellent in the sunny border with large Alliums which die back just as the hibiscus is starting to grow. 

Dark olive green leaves have copper highlights, with the newest leaves emerging coppery  purple. The large, maple like leaves are broadly smooth and form a full, billowy habit. Huge 6-8” flowers open flat and are magenta red in colour, more on the pink side of the spectrum than ‘Cranberry Crush’. Each flower has a small, darker red halo with overlapping petals and deeply impressed veins. Flowers are produced from the top to the bottom of the plant, rather than only at the top like some older cultivars.

Flower Colour - Red

Leaf Colour - Green

Bloom Time - August-September 

Height - 48”

Space - 60”