• Image of Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush' PP 21,984 taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by Lidia Churakova
  • Image of Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush' PP 21,984 taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush' PP 21,984

Cranberry Crush Hardy Mallow

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Item #: 8808

Zones: 4a to 9b

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 48" tall

Culture: Sun to Part Sun

Origin: United States Hybrid

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


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This 2009 introduction from Walters Gardens is one of the most stunning hibiscus selections we have grown. The brilliant red, almost scarlet flowers are unlike other hardy hibiscus whose red flowers are usually based in the blue spectrum. The 4' tall stalks are topped from midsummer through early fall with 7" wide heavily-textured flowers with nicely overlapping petals...a hummingbird hub. Moist soils are best, but this hardy hibiscus is also fairly drought-tolerant for short durations.

Maintenance:

Hibiscus 'Cranberry Crush' is a very low maintenance perennial, provided they are growing in the proper conditions. When the plants go dormant in winter, the stalks remain upright and sturdy. We prefer to leave them to give birds a place to perch. The structure also helps the garden remain much more interesting in winter than a flat carpet of brown mulch.

Hibiscus sawfly is the #1 pest of most hibiscus, causing skeletonized leaves. These can be treated with a beneficial bacteria product like Dipel, which contains BT bacillus.

Growing Conditions:

Hibiscus like 'Cranberry Crush' grow naturally in standing shallow water, although they are quite drought tolerant for short period. The drier the soil, the more the plants will be stressed, which increases the severity of insect damage.

Garden Value:

Perennial hardy hibiscus add an upright garden form to the garden, as well as summer flowering when many spring perennials have finished flowering or gone dormant.Also, there are few plants with such a floral show that tolerates wet soil.

Natural Impacts:

Bees are the primarily pollinators of all of the herbaceous, hardy hibiscus.