| Botanical Name | Hibiscus syriacus 'Red Heart' |
| Mature Height | 8 Feet |
| Mature Width | 4 Feet |
| Light Requirement | Full Sun |
| Hardiness Zone | Zone 5 |
| Tolerance | Deer, Rabbit, Drought, Heat |
| Attracts | Humming Birds, Butterflies |
ℹ If you are looking for tropical impact and appreciate an easy-care shrub, you'll love Red Heart Hibiscus. This shrub draws you in and brightens your landscape with an easy elegance that doesn't take itself too seriously. You'll love the form of this plant. Its got an upright growing habit and develops into a graceful vase-shape with time. Pleasingly large, single, saucer shaped flowers of pure white with a scarlet center bloom from July until frost. This xeriscape plant won't require much water after established. It's vigorous and versatile deciduous shrub that can be used many ways in the landscape. Plant several together in a zig zag to create a wide visual screen, or plant one by itself as a specimen in the lawn. Use one as a foundation plant at the corner of your front yard landscape to instantly ground your house without any hassle, muss or fuss.
Place several in loose groupings to anchor a low-maintenance shrub border. Red Heart Hibiscus can also be used as a hedge or screen along the edge of a property or along a patio. It has no serious insect or disease problems. Annual pruning back will result in increased shoot vigor and larger flowers. It is adaptable to a wide range of soil condition. There is a LOT to love about Red Heart Hibiscus.