Hibiscus 'Pink Teacups'
Pink Teacups Hardy Mallow
Item #: 13011
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Hibiscus 'Pink Teacups', a 2019 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction is one of those lovely surprises that becomes a game-changing perennial. In 2014, we visited plantsman Rick Lewandowski at Shangri La Botanical Gardens in southeast Texas. Rick was kind enough to share seed from a patch of dormant hibiscus, whose foliage appeared to be a hybrid swarm of Hibiscus coccineus and Hibiscus laevis. The gem of the resultant seed crop was an 8' tall specimen with see-through branches, clothed with small 3-5 lobed cannabis-like foliage, and topped all summer with 3.5" bright pink flowers that face completely upright, not sideways or angled, but upright. We've never seen this trait on any hardy hibiscus...truly fascinating.
Maintenance:
Hibiscus 'Pink Teacups' 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 'Pink Teacups' 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.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hibiscus
Flower Color: Pink
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
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