Common Name	Hardy Hibiscus
Botanical Name	Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore'
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	2-3 Feet
Critter Resistance	Deer
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	3" Pot - will grow at least 2 1/2 -3 feet tall this season

Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore' produces dinner plate size, solid crimson-red flowers with ruffled pedals.  Blooms mid to late summer.  The foliage of all our hardy hibiscus are deeply cut and somewhat glossy.  This one is a profuse bloomer and a bit more compact than some of the other cultivars.