Botanical Name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Common Name: Chinese hibiscus
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright rounded shrub with a fairly open branch structure; becomes large and dense with age
Height 8-15'
Spread 8-15'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun, partial shade inland
Soil prefers a rich, well-drained, well-fertilized soil
Hardiness some frost (zones 9, 12-16, 19-24); damaged below 30°
 
Morphology:
Leaves simple palmate/pinnate, alternate, lobed, ovate, serrate/dentate, dark green, glossy surface, glabrous
Flowers large, bell-shaped flower, 3-5" diameter, terminal – spring, fall and intermittent
Fruit 5-valved capsule (some varieties are sterile)
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings, grafting of varieties
 
Usage:
screen, espalier, free standing shrub, small tree, large accent, border, mass plantings, large container plant, large hedge; used for frequent, heavy displays of large tropical flowers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers frequent watering
Fertilizing balanced in early spring, again in summer
Pruning head back and thin out after frost danger past-DO NOT SHEAR
Pests/Diseases scale, mealybug, whitefly, giant whitefly, red spider mite
Special Conditions/Other avoid pruning after Feb. for best blooming in Southern California.
 
Origin: China
Family: Malvaceae

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