Ruby Dot Hardy Hibiscus

With its pure white flowers the size of dinner plates, accented by a blood-red center, the Ruby Dot Hibiscus is sure to catch your attention. The 10-inch blooms are produced from mid-July into October, on a bushy, rounded plant 5 feet tall and wide – a spectacular show for sure. The attractive lobed leaves are glossy dark green, and this plant – part of a new trend for hardy hibiscus that have enormous, showy blooms – is easy to grow, even if you are new to gardening. It makes a spectacular specimen on a lawn, or in the background of beds with smaller plants in front. Grow it too in a large pot for a sunny terrace – wow! It enjoys water and will grow right at the edge of a pond, stream or lake.The flowers attract hummingbirds to your garden, and other pollinators too, like butterflies, so this plant will become a center of life in your garden. Enjoy blooms right through summer and deep into fall with this vigorous and fast-growing plant, something new that you will love.

• Huge white blooms with a crimson center are 10 inches across
• Never stops blooming from mid-July deep into fall
• A garden magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies
• Winter hardy in zone 5 – re-sprouts from the roots to reach full size by fall
• Loves water and will even grow in a few inches of standing water

Grow the Ruby Dot Hibiscus in day-long sunshine for abundant, continuous blooming. It will grow in most soils, but prefers heavier soils, like clays, and damp conditions. It won’t grow so well in dry, sandy soil. Regular watering is recommended, and it will even grow directly in shallow water. Deer don’t eat it, and it rarely has any pest or disease issues, so it’s very easy to grow. Remove spent flowers regularly to encourage more. This plant is winter hardy in zone 5, and usually dies back to various degrees, depending on climate. This doesn’t affect flowering or even size very much, as it grows vigorously back from the ground each year to its full size. Prune hard in spring to encourage this strong growth.