Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Lord Baltimore'

Until this year all of my hibiscus have produced beautiful blooms 9 out of 12 months. Mine have made it through multiple freezes, includi...Read Moreng the time the sprinkler was accidentally turned on and encapsulated the plant in ice. This is a lovely addition to every landscape.

This hibiscus is a strong performer in my yard. Althought mine started flowering later than others in the area this summer it grew huge ...Read Morefrom a 2 gallon container last summer. This year it is 5' tall but perhaps spreading a healthy 6' wide. There will be plenty of flowers.

I have just bought one of these magnificent plants and am in zone 3! I believe it is hardy enough to winter over. I have it in a pot ri...Read Moreght now but will get it into the ground shortly, once I find the perfect place for it! I would love to have several, but will see how this one does this winter!

I just bought this from a grower in Kennebunkport Maine. It winters over outside with no special treatment!

This is the second year I have had this plant. It was 8 ft. tall and 9 ft. wide. Covered most of the summer with giant blooms. I did ha...Read Moreve a small green worm that got some of the leaves but since it was a place birds waited for their turn at the feeder, they got a lot of them. Humming birds and butterflies loved it!

My favorite Hibiscus - no pale pink here! My information says hardy up to zone 10. Soaking seed aids germination. Slow to break dorman...Read Morecy in spring.

Incredible Hibiscus! I planted two of these side by side. Now, in their second summer they are over 6 feet tall, and the brilliant red bl...Read Moreossoms measure about 10 inches in diameter! Both plants have started a second bloom cycle! I recommend using plant props early in the season to support the heavy branches that form later on. This plant is late to emerge in the spring, but makes up for lost time! Very fast grower. Quite a show of blooms!! Truly one of the highlights of my garden this year!

The Rose Mallow 'Lord Baltimore' is easy even for someone without a green thumb. Mine doubled in size in just one season. I would like ...Read Moreit to be more bushy; mine is not in full sun, perhaps that is why it is tall but not bushy.

The earth is claylike in this area of Kansas and we have standing water problems, yet it seems to do well. One nursery told me to not pull off the cup that holds the spent bloom. Another said, not true.

I have had this plant for several years and it's a reliable bloomer, here in southern Kentucky, with very large blooms...except for the o...Read Morene year that the japanese beetles went unchecked and enjoyed the blooms instead. I didn't realize that this plant should be kept moist and I planted it in a rather dry spot in full sun and I planted it before I had much experience with growing flowers and didn't even enrich the poor soil it's in...but it seems to like it there and does very well. The only complaint I have about this plant is that its foliage isn't very attractive. A couple of years, I pruned it before it bloomed to see if a more compact plant would be less weedy looking...the plant did look a little better but I sacrificed size of blooms. Lots more blooms but smaller size. All in all I'd have to say that it's worth the unsightly foliage for the spectacular display of huge bright red blooms.

Incredible blossoms!!!!! Fast grower! No green bugs here, but brown cloven hooved animals - AKA DEER - like to feast on this one!

Second year since I bought mine, second year the leaves have been decimated by some kind of small green worm. Small but FAST working, an...Read Mored in large numbers. I blamed the Japanese beetles the first year, and they may still play a part, but it's the little worms that really did the damage. Something keeps getting the new leaves as they try to return. The few blossoms we got were spectacular, but I plan to move the plant to a less prominent spot because it's so unsightly. I'm in a warm Zone 8 location.

Big blooms as big as dinnerplates here in Spartanburg SC. Likes a lot of water and grows to 5-6 feet. Beautiful!!

Beautiful blooms all summer. Heavy blooms may need support.(I use fishing line to a fence so it can't be seen easily)