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4" pots, seed grown and shipped in pot if shipping is selected. No pesticides used!
Fairy Hibiscus is a dwarf, shrubby perennial native to Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys. It produces red, bell-shaped flowers. Prefers full sun to light shade and requires little care once established.
Attracts hummingbirds.
Larval host of Gray Hairstreak, Painted Lady Butterfly, Common Checkered Skipper and Tropical Checkered Skipper butterflies and four moths : Pearly Wood Nymph, Yellow Scallop Moth, Io Moth, and Delightful Bird-Dropping Moths.
Attracts butterflies and native bees (including the Rose-mallow Bee which is a Hibiscus specialist), beetles, etc.
Ants feed on the flower nectar
Plant Specifics
Size: 1-4 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide
Life Span: Long-lived perennial
Flower Color: Reddish pink
Habitats: Edges of rockland hammocks.
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: Wildflower gardens. Hammock restoration.
Light: Part Shade, Shade
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray Tolerance: Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil/Substrate: Lime rock, Sand