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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: Patent #US PP13,631
Parentage: Avalon x H. moscheutos seedling named `12 A`

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Trade name information:
Series: Fleming Hardy Hibiscus™
Cultivar name: 'Fireball'

'Fireball' was a featured
Plant of the Day for October 28, 2015.
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Photo by Fleur569
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: september
Photo by laszloszakszon
Location: Iowa
Location: Nortwest NJ
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2015-10-01
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-07-12
Early morning sun
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2015-10-01
I have 3 seed pods on my plant, so I should have lots of seeds fo
Location: Maryland
Date: 2014-10-12
October bloom
Location: Maryland
Date: 9/28/15
This hibiscus has bloomed essentially all summer and is still put
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-09-16
blooms mid to late summer, into September
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-04-27
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Brighton, MI
Date: 2010-08-15

Date: 2016-07-24
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Date: Fall color of the foliage.
Location: Potomac MD
Date: 2018-08-01
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2015-10-08
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-08-29
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-08-29
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2011-08-29
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 26, 2012 2:25 PM concerning plant:
    Four feet tall with 12" diameter bright burgundy blooms. The "extremely cut-leaved" foliage flames forth with a purplish overlay. Hardy.
  • Posted by Catmint20906 (PNW WA half hour south of Olympia - Zone 8a) on Aug 23, 2014 6:21 PM concerning plant:
    Hibiscus (Hibiscus moscheutos 'Fireball') produces huge, deep red blooms from midsummer into the fall. It is an amazingly prolific bloomer! Later in the fall, its leaves turn an orange-red, making this a multiseason ornamental plant. 'Fireball' likes full sun and medium to wet soil. New growth can be slow to emerge in the spring. Native to North America, 'Fireball' has a mature height of 4 to 5 feet.
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