Sleepy Hibiscus

Lindenleaf Rosemallow or Sleepy Hibiscus (Hibiscus furcellatus) is native to the wet and dry areas such as thickets, watersides, alongsid...Read Moree ditches, pine flatwoods, marshes, wet or dry flatwoods and similar habitats in eastern and southeast Florida on the east coast from Brevard County south through Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties to Broward County with an isolated population in Highlands County. It has large, highly attractive mauve or deep purple or to pink or light purple flowers. This is a great native alternative for southeast and east-central Florida to the more commonly sold non-native species of hibiscus. The flowers of this species also benefits wildlife by attracting pollinating insects. This plant grows as a somewhat spreading shrub in the wild. It is very suitable for a native plant or wildlife garden and should be highly encouraged and sold more often in southern and east-central Florida. Great for wildlife or for a native plant garden!

MORE FACTS - Grows from zone 9a south to zone 10b. Found wild in wet or dry sites: pine flatwoods, ditches, sandy areas, thickets, watersides, alongside ditches, marshes and similar in-between habitats. Native to Florida (U.S.). Also grows in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

This delicate plant with its inverted bell-like flowers is especially adapted to be pollinated by hummingbirds.

The plants...Read More are fairly easy to propagate from directly sown seeds and cuttings. It likes very moist soil, but will tolerate much drier conditions, so it is adaptable.

They should be more widely used in landscaping in tropical southern Florida.