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Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Rose/Mauve
Bloom Time: Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Deciduous
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From herbaceous stem cuttings From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Beautiful blooms, a spectacular plant indeed! I bought a Lady Baltimore last year and it looks lovely in my garden. It doesn't flower as prolifically as my other hardy hisbiscus do, but that doesn't take away from the plant's splendor. Mine is very well behaved (gives me no trouble at all), performing beautifully with only two tall stems (about 4ft) shooting out of the ground, adorned with a dozen or so buds right now. I can't wait until it becomes established in my garden- I imagine it'll be quite a site! I've got hydrangea and another pink rose mallow nearby with white jasmine climbing all over the fence behind the garden. The pink, blue, and white color scheme looks great. I recommend moscheutos to anyone who's ever loved big, tropical, exotic shrubs-- they're low maintenence stunners!! Just watch out for the Japanese Beetles this time of year!
On Jul 23, 2006, mlagarelli from Elkton, MD wrote:
This is our first year gardening and I must admit that I was dubious about placing Lady Baltimore in a prominate place in our garden. But, I trusted our Landscape Architect and purchased three 1 gallon size plants despite my reservations. The foliage is not very attractive and more than one visitor has asked how our "tomatoes" are doing. I must admit that we were blown away when the first bloom opened. What a spectacular flower! Lady Baltimore is now the focal point of our planting bed. And, those "tomatoe lovers" are now scrambling to add this hardy hybiscus to their own landscapes.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Tucson, Arizona Bigelow, Arkansas Orange Park, Florida Chickamauga, Georgia Olathe, Kansas Belle Chasse, Louisiana Folsom, Louisiana Elkton, Maryland Upper Marlboro, Maryland Dearborn Heights, Michigan Saint Louis, Missouri Jefferson, New York Raleigh, North Carolina Whiteville, North Carolina Stayton, Oregon Bluffton, South Carolina Conway, South Carolina North Augusta, South Carolina El Campo, Texas Lexington, Virginia
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