Panama Red cranberry hibiscus
Hibiscus acetosella 'Panama Red'
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tallup to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Panama Red' cranberry hibiscus (Hibiscus acetosella 'Panama Red') is a perennial for borders, containers, specimen planting, and pollinator gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast to about 35 to 47 inches tall and stays evergreen. It sits low on the menu for deer. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit it.
Pairs well with Marvel of peru, Sedge, and Black Knight butterfly bush.