Chinese Hibiscus, China Rose, or Hawaiian Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (MALVACEAE)
Planting and Growing Chinese Hibiscus
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, seedpods, and seed of Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
- Growing conditions for Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
- When and where to plant Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
- How to plant Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
- How to shape, prune and control growth of Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
- Landscape uses of Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
- Pest and disease control for Chinese hibiscus, China rose, or Hawaiian hibiscus
Growing Chinese Hibiscus
Several cultivars of fast-growing, erect, branching or spreading, evergreen shrubs, 15–30 ft. (4.5–9 m) tall and 12–18 ft. (3.7–5.5 m) wide, with shiny, bright to deep green, often textured, broadly oval leaves, to 6 in. (15 cm) long.
See also Confederate-rose hibiscus, Hibiscus mutabilis.
Chinese Hibiscus Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Seeds
Very showy, gold, orange, pink, red, yellow, single or double flowers, 4–8 in. (10–20 cm) wide, often with ruffled petals, in summer, form dry, hairy, capsulelike pods bearing seed in autumn. Single-day blooms.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 9–11. Tender. Best in humid, subtropical gardens.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained loam. Fertility: Rich. 7.0–7.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Full sun to partial shade. Space 5–10 ft. (1.5–3 m) apart.
Proper Care
Moderate. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Prune to shape and control size. Protect from frost, wind. Propagate by cuttings, grafting, layering; plants grown from seed may revert.
About This Species
Good choice for accents, beds, borders, containers, screens, walls in seaside, tropical, woodland gardens. Disease resistant. Aphid, whitefly susceptible.