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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Hibiscus paramutabilis 'Shanghai Red Eye'
Shanghai Red Eye Hardy Mallow
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available HibiscusItem #: 6680
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This is a selection of the true Hibiscus paramutabilis that we made from wild collected seed from 3,000' elevation on China's Mt. Heng. This woody hibiscus (a deciduous perennial with mid-single digits F) makes a 10' tall shrub adorned with very fuzzy, medium green, maple-shaped leaves, topped from late summer through fall with 4" cup-shaped flowers of pure white with a bright cranberry-red central blotch...attractive to hummingbirds. We recommend cutting the plant to the ground each spring so someone other than airplane pilots can see the flowers.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hibiscus
Flower Color: Multicolor , Red , White/Cream
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Night Gardens , White Garden
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Giant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants from China , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Tropical Looking Plants