General Landscape Uses: Screen, container
Ecological Restoration Notes: Endangered in Florida.
Description: An evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub with large, velvety, heart-shaped leaves and pale yellow, nodding flowers.
Dimensions: Height 4 – 8 ft.; Spread 4- 6 ft.
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
Native Range: Rare in South Florida (Miami-Dade, Monroe, Collier counties), the West Indies, Central, and South America.
Native Habitats: Coastal swamps, mangrove margins, and brackish marshes
Soils: Poorly-drained
Nutritional Requirements: Low
Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: Low
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: Greenish-yellow
Flower Characteristics: 1-inch long, bell-shaped flowers that hang downward. Unlike many Hibiscus relatives, the petals don’t spread wide, giving them a “sleeping” appearance.
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: A small, dry, 5-lobed capsule (schizocarp) that splits when ripe
Wildlife and Ecology: A major draw for hummingbirds and sulfur butterflies. The dense foliage provides excellent nesting cover for marsh birds.
Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed, cuttings, air layering
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