Hibiscus Summerific ‘French Vanilla’
Hibiscus Summerific 'French Vanilla' is a perennial hibiscus with huge flowers in yellows and creams on ruffled petals with red eyes.
Hibiscus Summerific ‘French Vanilla’ brings the tropical look to your garden with mid to late season colour with strikingly huge flowers, seven to eight inches across, in soft yellows and creams on ruffled petals with contrasting red eyes. Yellow flowers are more sunfast than older varieties. A compact form 3.5 – 4 feet tall by 3 – 3.5 feet across. Flowers emerge on red stems with attractive dark green foliage. Blooms from midsummer into fall for an amazing display. Provide full sun and good moisture during the growing season. Late to emerge in spring so mark its location in the garden. Attracts hummingbirds and bees. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Perennial Hibiscus
Family: Malvaceae (The Mallow Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Hybridized to adapt readily to garden conditions from wild forms that grow in wetland swamps.
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Geographical Origin: North America, Garden Origin
