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Malvaceae Hibiscus Moscheutos Heartthrob |
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Grows In | Zone 4A · -30° to -25° F through Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F |
Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
Resistent To | Disease, Mildew, Heat |
Flower Color | Dark Purple, Scarlet |
Blooms | Summer Blooms |
Foliage Color | Medium Green |
Average Height | 3' to 4', 4' to 5' |
Average Width | 4' to 6' |
Attracts | Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife, Visual Attention |
Fragrances | None |
Hibiscus Moscheutos 'Heartthrob' is a fast growing shrub and perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 4A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 3 feet to 5 feet and an average width of 4 feet to 6 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the summer Heartthrob Hibiscus produces dark purple and scarlet flowers. The foliage is medium green in color. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, wildlife and visual attention and is resistant to diseases, mildew and heat.
Heartthrob Hibiscus can be useful in the landscape in foundation plantings, in containers or planters, as a background, in shrub borders, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as a focal point, in landscape beds or islands, to accentuate entryways, in small groupings or as a hedge and also in theme gardens, cottage gardens, butterfly gardens, hummingbird gardens or perennial gardens.