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Hardy Hibiscus

Hardy Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos)
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Hardy Hibiscus in flower
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Hibiscus moscheutos

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

Dinner-plate flowers for a moist sunny bed

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Light
Full sun
Moisture
Medium–moist
Mature size
3–5 ft
Spacing
3 ft
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Jul–Sep
How it spreads
Perennial, late to rise
What to buy
Plants.
When to plant
Plant May. Mark it. It sleeps until June.

In the design

Dies to the ground and is very late. Don't dig it up in May thinking it died.

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Reference details
Conservatism value
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Wetland indicator
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