Summerific® Hardy Hibiscus
Family: Malvaceae (Mallow
Family)
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Height: 4 feet
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Spread: 4-5 feet
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Bloom Time: mid to late
summer
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Bloom: 7-8 inch glossy, deep scarlet red
flowers
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: prefers acidic
soil, well-drained
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Moisture: average, but
consistent
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Use: attracts
hummingbirds; specimen or focal point in
garden
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Care: deadhead to
improve appearance of plant; heavily mulch the first winter; in spring, cut
back any remaining stems before new growth appears
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Concerns: Japanese
beetles like this plant
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Native to: species native
to Southeastern United States
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Notes: one of the last
perennials to emerge in the spring; indeterminate bloomer, so flowers are
produced at the nodes all up the flowering stems rather than just at the top
like some other cultivars
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Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E062
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