Rose Mallow Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus Moscheutos) – 2.5 Quart Pot

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If you’re looking for a super hardy flowering perennial shrub to grow in a sunny spot that stays moist to wet all the time, Hibiscus moscheutos, commonly known as Hardy Hibiscus or Swamp Rose Mallow, is a vigorous and foriferous North American native that loves life on the moist side…and it’s cold hardy to -20F! In summer, very showy, dinner plate-sized flowers 6-9” in diameter have five overlapping white, creamy white or pink petals surrounding a reddish-purple to dark crimson eye. Each flower has a prominent, elongated central stamen with white to soft yellow anthers. Individual flowers last 1-2 days, but new flowers open each day in rapid succession throughout summer well into fall. At the peak of bloom, a large plant can produce 20 or more flowers per day that the hummingbirds and butterflies will certainly appreciate. Alternate, broad-leaves with toothed margins provide a tropical effect in garden.