Ballet Slippers Hibiscus is a vigorous woody perennial with a mounding habit and hardy upright stems and lobed rich green foliage with hairy undersides. The huge, lightly ruffled white flowers with pink flushed edges and a dark red center bloom throughout summer into fall attracting butterflies. 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 '- 4' |
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Spread: |
4' - 5’ |
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Spacing: |
4.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
White+Pink |
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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, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Hedges, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Butterfly Bush, Black-eyed Susan, Sneezeweed
IMAGES: Photoset by Proven Winners, Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' Rose Mallow
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
