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Hibiscus paramutabilis 'Shanghai Red Eye'
Shanghai Red Eye Hardy Mallow
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available HibiscusItem #: 6680
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This is a selection of the true Hibiscus paramutabilis that we made from wild collected seed from 3,000' elevation on China's Mt. Heng. This woody hibiscus (a deciduous perennial with mid-single digits F) makes a 10' tall shrub adorned with very fuzzy, medium green, maple-shaped leaves, topped from late summer through fall with 4" cup-shaped flowers of pure white with a bright cranberry-red central blotch...attractive to hummingbirds. We recommend cutting the plant to the ground each spring so someone other than airplane pilots can see the flowers.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hibiscus
Flower Color: Multicolor , Red , White/Cream
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Night Gardens , White Garden
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Giant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants from China , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Tropical Looking Plants