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Hibiscus splendens

 
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Family: Malvaceae (mal-VAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Hibiscus (hi-BIS-kus) (Info)
Species: splendens (SPLEN-denz) (Info)

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Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)

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Bloom Color:
Pink
Rose/Mauve

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive kennedyh On Jun 4, 2003, kennedyh from Churchill, Victoria
Australia (Zone 10a) wrote:

Hibiscus splendens is found only in Australia. It was described by Charles Fraser in 1928. He wrote of it "This I consider the king of all the Australian plants I have seen. The flowers are of the most delicate pink and crimson and literally cover the plant"

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Cincinnati, Ohio



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