Dee's Gardens
Common Name
Hardy Hibiscus
Botanical Name
Hibiscus 'Fireball'
Zones
4,5,6,7,8,9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Water Needs
Moist
Soil
Average to Fertile, well drained
Height
4-5 Feet
Spread
3-4 Feet
Critter Resistance
 
Other
 Hibiscus love the sun and need moist, well
drained soil.  Pick off spent blooms to
encourage more blooms.  Cut back old stems in
Spring.  Slow to emerge  in the Spring, but more
than make up for it with their vigorous growth
rate.
Plant Size
1 & 2 Gal
Hibiscus 'Fireball' has huge, dinner plate size, (up to 12" across) deep red,
over lapping pedal flowers with a darker red eye.  Blooms mid to late
summer.  The foliage is deeply cut and somewhat glossy.  'Fireball's  foliage
is flushed with burgundy-purple making it even more spectacular.
A perennial Hibiscus that can handle temperatures of 10 degrees
below zero!