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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Plant Height: 4 - 6 feet
Plant Spread: 3 - 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Other: Each flower opens for one day
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pink with red eye
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Cane
Pollinators: Birds
Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 4271
Parentage: Lord Baltimore x Unknown (selected from progeny of 'Lord Baltimore' open-pollinated [but with most alien pollen obtained from selected pink-flowered hibiscus and manually delivered.])

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Common names
  • Hybrid Hardy Hibiscus
  • Hardy Hibiscus
  • Rose Mallow
  • Swamp Mallow
  • Hibiscus

'Lady Baltimore' was a featured
Plant of the Day for January 4, 2016.
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Location: Medina, TN
Date: August 2015 
The flowers of Hibiscus 'Lady Baltimore' have a nice red coloring
Location: My garden in Aurora, Ontario zone 5b
Location: Leland, NC
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
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Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
Date: 2016-09-10
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Location: Leland, NC
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2008-08-18
Location: Leland, NC
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Leland, NC
Location: Leland, NC
Location: My garden in Aurora, Ontario zone 5b
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2008-08-18
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 28, 2012 5:36 AM concerning plant:
    In 1977, Darby followed 'Lord Baltimore' with 'Lady Baltimore'. His patent explains that both the Lord and the Lady were created by crossing at least four native hibiscus species: H. militaris (which is now renamed H. laevis), H. coccineus (the solid red species), H. palustris (Palustris meaning "swamp" in Latin.), and the best known wild one, Hibiscus moscheutos.
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On July 15, 2015 Bloomed
Not true from seed--instead of pink with a red eye, mine is a luscious fuchsia bordering on burgundy with no eye. I vastly prefer the coloring of this seedling to the cultivar.
lovesblooms On April 24, 2015 Plant emerged
from 2014 seedlings; will update whether blooms true from seed
lovesblooms On February 11, 2015 Seeds sown
winter sown
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