Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus)

PERENNIAL - Proven Winners®

Large 7" Blooms,
Ruffled Flowers,
Hardy

$18.99

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Size: PW - Quart Pot PW - Quart Pot PW - 8" Pot

Description

(Rose Mallow) Beauty and Elegance are just a few words to describe Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' Hardy Hibiscus. Standing 4 feet tall and wide, Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' has bright green foliage with large 7-inch blooms. Each bloom has ruffled, overlapping petals that are white with a kiss of bright pink on the edges. The upright mounding habit of Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' is loaded with buds and blooms that cover from tip to toe. This indeterminate bloomer flowers mid to late summer through the frost. Planted in full sun to part shade, Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' is hardy in zones 4-9, giving an exotic look for northern gardeners. Enjoy Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' Hibiscus, a Proven Winners® Perennial.

More Details

Name: Hibiscus hybrid 'Ballet Slippers' PP29,896 Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers'
Common Name: Rose Mallow
Sunlight: Full Sun (+6 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.)
Attracts Wings: Bee Friendly, Butterflies
Critter Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: Fall, Late Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Pink Shades, White Shades
Max Height: 4 - 4 Feet
Max Spread: 5 - 5 Feet
Water Requirements: Average Water Needs
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Attributes: Deciduous
Design Use: Border, Specimen

Gardener Tips

For general how to grow tips for Summerific® 'Ballet Slippers' Rose Mallow (Hibiscus) and how to care for your perennials. View Garden Crossings How to care for Perennials page. Interested in growing tips for other plants we sell. Browse our Plant Care Tips.

Reviews

First year wasn't exciting and the next spring I was afraid it had died until the green shoots appeared, but in the summer it really took off. It just needed the first year to establish itself - and it's coping well with a Dallas summer, too.