hibiscus x 'summerific® spinderella' (rose mallow)
$27.95
- white flowers have medium pink accented edges and a dark red eye
- large, deep green, heart-shaped leaves
- compact habit
- shrubby perennial
- bloom time: july to september
- zone 4
- height 120-140cm
- spread 120-150cm
- colour bicoloured
- grows best in a moist to average soil in full sun and are not tolerant of lengthy, dry conditions
- in the fall, prune branches back to about 30 cm, and once the eyes appear in the spring remove any dead stalks
- hibiscus are late to break dormancy in the spring usually late may in southern ontario
- tall, sturdy stems rarely need support once established in the landscape
- full sun
- attracts hummingbirds
- attracts butterflies
- fast growing
- deer resistant
- long blooming
- bog or water garden
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)