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Hibiscus coccineus | Scarlet Hibiscus | Florida Native Pollinator Flower
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- Regular price $9.99
- Will be in stock after
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Scarlet Hibiscus
Malvaceae
Plant Specifics
Bog/swamp plant that is a superstar pollinator. The flowers are show stoppers! Dies back in the winter but always returns bigger and better. 1 gallon pots, shipped bare root and wrapped carefully if shipping is selected.
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.
Size: | 5-8 ft tall by 2-4 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White,red | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant. Blooms spring-summer. | |
Habitats: | Wet sites. Strands, sloughs, swamps, brackish and freshwater marshes; commonly in water. |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant in moist areas. There is also a white-flowered variant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry
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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: | Loam, Organic material (muck) |
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Angela Gibson Arrived packaged well and healthy
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John Patterson Another Florida pollinator plant for the backyard. Thanks again!
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