Hibiscus x rosa-sinensis 'Cosmic Dancer' — Bushy

Overview

Hibiscus x rosa-sinensis 'Cosmic Dancer' is a bushy shrubs in the genus Hibiscus, part of the Malvaceae family, with deciduous foliage. Hibiscus x rosa-sinensis 'Cosmic Dancer' grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H5. Suggested uses include shrub borders, specimen planting and hedging.

About

Hibiscus x rosa-sinensis 'Cosmic Dancer' is a bushy, deciduous cultivar of the Hibiscus genus, known for its large, funnel-shaped blooms that appear throughout an extended flowering period in spring and summer. As a member of the Malvaceae family, it thrives best in fertile, well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH, requiring moist but well-drained conditions. This cultivar prefers a sheltered, south-facing aspect in full sun and is hardy to UK zone H5. It is suitable for shrub borders, specimen planting, and hedging, and can be propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings.

About the genus

Hibiscus is a genus of common flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus", or less widely known as rose mallow.

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