#French vanilla hibiscus full#

‘Ballet Slippers’ measures at 4’ tall and 4½-5’ wide’.

Attractive, healthy leaves are bright green with slightly serrated edges. Combined with the heavily overlapping petals, this creates a pinwheel effect on the flowers. The edges of the petals are edged with blush pink. Huge 7” wide, ruffled flowers are white with a deep red eye. ‘Valentine's Crush measures at 5’ tall and 3'6' wide.

#French vanilla hibiscus full#

They are set against a perfect backdrop of large, ovate shape leaves that have a dark bronze cast in full sun. These dramatic blossoms cover the plant from midsummer to early fall. ‘Lilac Crush’ measures at 5-5'6' tall and 4-4’6' wide’.ĭark green buds open to glossy, bright red, 7-8' wide flat flowers. The overlapping petals are are of a thick substance. Huge 7-8” wide, ruffled flowers are lavender blue with a deep red eye. The flowers will appear the most blue under cool conditions.

Watch for more new Summerifics coming next year! Surprising but true: these tropical looking beauties are hardy all the way down to zone 4! Though they emerge late in spring, they more than make up for it with vigorous growth and amazing flower power.Ī range of warm, lovely flower colors in the Summerific Hibiscus series are available now and pictured here. Their large size and fast growth rate makes Summerific Hibiscus excellent specimen plants for the landscape. Blooming from mid to late summer and well into fall, these stunners bear the largest flowers of any perennial with buds appearing up the stems, not just at the top like older varieties. Just about the time that many gardens are beginning to look a bit forlorn from the summer heat, Summerific Hibiscus (commonly called Rose Mallow) comes into its prime.