HIBISCUS 'KONA'

SKU: HIKO

Price: $3.95

This large shrub or small tree grows to 15' high in frost-free climates. The toothed leaves are arranged alternately and vary a lot, but tend to be large, dark green, and shiny. This plant has a coarse texture and may be upright or broad and spreading. It is often many-stemmed. Flowers are glorious and huge at their best -- up to 6" in diameter. Kona's flowers are double, with a light fluttery shape. They have a long central tube with stamens and pistils at the tip.
Use as a foundation plant around houses and buildings in frost-free areas. The hibiscus is underused as a tree form. For a spectacular flowering tree, limb up at the base and allow to grow as it will! In colder areas, the hibiscus makes a wonderful summer plant that can be used as an annual or containerized and greenhoused in wintertime.
Deep, moderately fertile, well drained, and slightly acidic soil is ideal. Regular pruning is necessary in most cases to shape and control size, and to remove unwanted stems.
Light: Sun or very high, partial shade.
Moisture: Fairly moist.
Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-10.
Propagation: Cuttings, grafts.