Hybrids of hardy hibiscus can offer much larger blooms ... perennial but in zones 3 through 7 it is a fast-maturing annual.

Hibiscuses are best planted in late spring or early summer when the weather is warm and settled. Hibiscuses planted early in ...

A prime choice for sunny flower beds and container gardens, cranberry hibiscus is only winter hardy in zones 8 through 11, but it can be grown as an annual or overwintered indoors in cooler locations.