French Vanilla Hibiscus is a vigorous woody perennial with a mounding habit and hardy upright stems and lobed deep green foliage with hairy undersides. The huge, lightly ruffled creamy yellow to white flowers with a dark red center bloom throughout summer into fall attracting butterflies. The flower color is temperature dependent- yellow in cooler conditions, and white in warm conditions. Best bloom in full sun and moist well-drained soils. The Summerific series blooms all long the stems instead of just at the stem ends like most older hibiscus varieties.
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Origins: |
SE Native, Rose Mallow Hybrid |
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Height: |
3.5' - 4' |
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Spread: |
3.5' - 4’ |
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Spacing: |
4’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White/Yellow |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Few problems if watered regularly and deeply with plenty of air circulation. Potential issues include canker, rust, leaf spot, and occasional insects. Japanese beetles can cause severe leaf damage if left unchecked. Leaf scorch will happen if soils dry out
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Butterfly Bush, Black-eyed Susan, Sneezeweed
IMAGES: Photoset by Proven Winners, Summerific® 'French Vanilla'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
