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Hibiscus coccineus
Scarlet rosemallow · Scarlet Rose-Mallow · Texas star · Texas Star Hibiscus · Scarlet Hibiscus
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
10–35 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 6–10
Click count
109
Observations
411
Description
Source: leafsnapHibiscus coccineus, the scarlet rosemallow, is a hardy Hibiscus species that looks much like Cannabis sativa (marijuana). It is also known as Texas star, brilliant hibiscus, and scarlet hibiscus. The plant is found in swamps, marshes and ditches on the coastal plain of the Southeastern United States. It is native from Southeastern Virginia south to Florida, then west to Louisiana. Despite its common name "Texas star", the plant is not found naturally in Texas. In addition to the scarlet flowering variety, a white flowering variety is also known as the white Texas star or lone star hibiscus.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 10–35°C
Ideal temperature: 10–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Hibiscus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 6-10
- Mature Height
- 0.91 m to 3.05 m
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Red
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm to 4.06 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer
- Native Area
- Southeastern United States
Tags (10)
Common Names (5)
en Scarlet rosemallow
en Scarlet Rose-Mallow
en Texas star
en Texas Star Hibiscus
en Scarlet Hibiscus