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.]) |
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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