Hibiscus Plant

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If I could have only one perennial for planting in sunny locations the hibiscus plant would certainly be it.

It is a minimum care plant and so very easy to prune as it dies back to the ground each winter. So simply prune it just above your perennial bed level.

A little fertilizer helps but this is not a plant with huge nutrient requirements.

Some varieties will thrive under extremely varied conditions for example: All will of course do well in landscape beds and many will thrive when planted in bog and water gardens.

Many years ago I discovered this plants affection for water while hiking along the Illinois River near Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Back then the water was still clear and with the exception of extremely deep pools one could see to the very bottom.

This all changed as poultry production became a huge industry in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Poultry manure was spread over tens of thousands of water basin acres and now this once clear body of almost pristine water is now populated with algae and moss covers rocks and stones in the rivers bed.

Enough on pollution so let’s get back to my hiking along the river during the summer months and finding hibiscus plant thriving on the rock bars extremely close to the waters edge.

These rock bars would be covered with fast moving water during much of the year but not during the dry months.

So please do yourself a favor and add the perennial hibiscus plant to your garden and for an added bonus watch as butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to this plants outstanding and beautiful flower production.