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Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos · Perennial
Hardy Hibiscus is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 3–7 ft × 2–4 ft. It does best in full sun with high water needs in moist and occasionally-wet soil. Expect pink, red and white blooms in summer and fall. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to heat, humidity and salt and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 3–7 ft × 2–4 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Moist, Occasionally-wet
- Bloom color
- Pink, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators, Bees
- Tough against
- Heat, Humidity, Salt, Wet soil
- Native to
- Southern and eastern North America
Will it survive your winters?
We score Hardy Hibiscus’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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