Hibiscus moscheutos 'Tahi2025' CAROUSEL GHOST swamp mallow, hardy hibiscus
size/type
mid-sized perennial,tall perennial
usual height
0,8-1,5m
usual width
0,8-1m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
August-October
location
full sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
tolerates (but does not demand) wet ground
USDA zone (lowest)
5b (down to -27°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Swamp mallow and its hybrids have been sought after plants for the past few years now. They are perennials with sturdy stems that have large, tropically looking flowers. CAROUSEL® is an attractive series bred by Alain Tan of French Montauban.
Description of the plant:
GHOST is a funny name to be given to a plant but it fits! Its large flowers are pure white and if you wonder how the breeder may have come up with the brand name, picture this: a bunch of school kids on Halloween cover themselves with plain white bedsheets, who are they impersonating? Yes, you got it – ghosts, of course! This hardy hibiscus makes large, 15-18 cm across, pure white flowers that lack a typical maroon eye in the centre which is very unique for any hibiscus species. They come out from about mid August until early autumn.Moreover, these flowers lay on the background of very dark foliage creating an eye-catching contrast. The leaves are deep maroon, deciduous, palmately divided mostly into 3 large lobes and 2 small ones, and turn golden yellow and amber orange with purple pink veins and margins in autumn. Stems are dark purple and grow slightly over a meter high in regular garden soil, and about 1.5m or even more in evenly moist to wet (boggy) soil with enough nutrients.
That’s because hardy hibiscus is dependent on regular water and feed supply. If you want more flowers for an extended blooming period use fertilizers with enough phosphorus for abundant flowering, or any other quick-release fertilizers where nitrogen is not predominant. Any fertilizing has to stop by end September.
For healthy growth and profuse flowering it needs a sunny location with a lot of moisture which, apart from regular watering, can be achieved by good mulching – never let it dry out in summer. The soil must be fertile and can be partially clay-based. Hardiness has not been tested under all possible conditions but is expected to reach at least -27 °C (USDA zone 5b). Cut back the plant only a few centimetres above ground level in spring after all frosts.
Last update 14-08-2024
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
