Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow-ServeScape
Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow-ServeScape
Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow-ServeScape
Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow-ServeScape
Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow-ServeScape
Hibiscus coccineus ~ Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow-ServeScape

Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rosemallow

Hibiscus coccineus

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Swamp Hibiscus is a vigorous long-blooming deciduous perennial with palmate dark green leaves.  Huge dark red flowers with a prominent red tubular stamen bloom from mid-summer until the first frost attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in rich, medium to wet well-drained soils. 

Hibiscus coccineus is a host for the Grey Hairstreak and Painted Lady butterflies, as well as several moths.  The flowers and nectar attract hummingbirds, bees and more butterflies. 

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

Southeast N. America; GA Native

Height: 

3' - 6'

Spread: 

2' - 3’

Spacing: 

3’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

6 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Red

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall

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.  Leaves will scorch if soils dry out.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Aster, Sneezeweed, Rudbeckia

IMAGES: Michael Wolf, Hibiscus coccineus 05, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) KENPEI, Hibiscus coccineus1, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Eran Finkle from Israel, Hibiscus coccineus - (Eran Finkle) 001, CC BY 2.0, (4) Raffi Kojian, Gardenology.org-IMG 0746 rbgs10dec, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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