Hibiscus - Midnight Marvel Attracts Song Birds old fronds should be removed

old fronds should be removed before new growth emerges to showcase the fresh foliage and maintain the plant's tidy appearance

Try growing them in containers too so they will be close at hand when you want to snip a few blooms for a spring bouquet

Hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9 (with zone 6 requiring protected locations)

as the oak-shaped leaves transition to rich burgundy-red in fall and eventually drop to reveal handsome cinnamon-brown exfoliating bark that provides striking winter architecture

forming dense

Hibiscus - Midnight Marvel Attracts Song Birds old fronds should be removedWe absolutely love this native rose mallow Hibiscus because it is simply and truly a show stopper. Coming in at 4 tall and wide, the deep dark green bronze foliage with maple like leaves is gorgeous on its own. Then the blooms come, and you realize that gorgeous foliage, it's simply a backdrop for what's to come. Large bright green buds emerge and explode into 8 9 hot red blooms that stay with the plant from midsummer to fall. The symmetry, the shape